Boeing 727-235 N4734
17 February 1982 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1982 at about 20:45 local time, a Boeing 727-235 registered N4734, operated by Pan American World Airways, In, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 53 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami International (MIA)
- Coordinates
- 25.8207, -80.2997
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-235
- Registration
- N4734
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, In
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82FA051
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
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
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD & THE TAKEOFF ABORTED. THE TOWER ADVISED THE FLT OF EXTENSIVE FIRE IN THE TAILAREA. THE PLT CLEARED THE ACTIVE RWY & THE ACFT WAS EVACUATED. 1 PAX SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE & ANOTHER A SPRAINED ANKLE. AN EXPLOSION HAD OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENG DUE TO A FAILED FRONT COMPRESSOR FRONT HUB. THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE #2 ENG WAS SEVERED CAUSING THE FIRE. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE HUB FRACTURED RADIALLY THROUGH THE BORE & RIM IN TWO LOCATIONS RELEASING TWO SECTIONS. FATIGUE HAD ORIGINATED AT A NONCONFORMING CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE AT THE REAR OF ONE TIE ROD HOLE. THE SURFACE OF THE GROOVE EXHIBITED A VERY ROUGH, SMEARED APPEARANCE & THERE WERE NUMEROUS AXIAL CRACKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Pan American World A/W | Fatal | 145 |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Boeing 727-200 | Austin, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1982 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Western Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-233 | Flushing, New York, United States | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |