Douglas DC3A N3XW
22 December 1980 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1980 at about 10:57 local time, a Douglas DC3A registered N3XW, operated by Air Miami, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 27 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3A
- Registration
- N3XW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Miami, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Havana, Cuba
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3296
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
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
924LBS BAGGAGE IN AFT COMPRT, MAX LMT 600LBS.WT &BALANCE DATA, THIS FLT, SHOW 500LBS IN AFT COMPRT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1981 | Douglas DC3A | Midland, Texas, United States | Coker AVN | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Miami, Florida, United States | AAT Airlines D | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1984 | Douglas DC3A | Naples, Florida, United States | Provincetown-Boston Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1987 | Douglas DC3A | Hilliard, Florida, United States | Frank J. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC3A | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Continental AV | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |