Convair 880 N5865
16 December 1976 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1976 at about 03:30 local time, a Convair 880 registered N5865, operated by Impala Farms L, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N5865
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Impala Farms L
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Santo Domingo, Domr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4156
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TRANSPORTING COWS.CG BEYOND FORWARD LIMIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1978 | Convair 880 | Miami, Florida, United States | Groth Air Serv | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Convair 880 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1972 | Convair 880 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1972 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 5 Aug 1971 | Convair 880 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Convair 880 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |