Boeing 727-21 N357PA
19 October 1983 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Boeing 727-21 registered N357PA, operated by Northeaster Inter. Airways, was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 73 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Int'l. (MIA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-21
- Registration
- N357PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northeaster Inter. Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ft. Lauderdale → St. Petersburg
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84IA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
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
THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO IMPAIRMENT OF THE RETRACTION/EXTENSION MECHANISM BY THE COMPLETE BLOCKAGE OF A HYDRAULIC PASSAGWAY WITH FOREIGN MATTER SIMILAR TO RUBBER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Boeing 727-100 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Boeing 727-222 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Boeing 727-231A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |