Aviation Crash Map

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.

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