Boeing HP-B-377 HI468
13 May 1988 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1988 at about 08:26 local time, a Boeing HP-B-377 registered HI468, operated by Aerochago Airline S.a., was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Int'l (MIA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing HP-B-377
- Registration
- HI468
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Aerochago Airline S.a.
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Santo Domingo
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA169
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO COMPANY PERSONNEL, AS THE ACFT ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF, ONE GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF THE LINE. THEN AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE OTHER THREE GENERATORS SIMULTAINEOUSLY TRIPPED OFF. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN ON AN EXTENDED PATTERN WHILE THE CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED THE ACFT WITH NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AFTER LANDING REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR MOTOR HAD SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE GENERATORS TO TRIP OFF THE LINE. THE CO-PLT WAS INJURED TRYING TO MANUALLY LOWER THE NOSE GEAR. HE STEPPED INTO THE UNLIT HATCH AND BROKE HIS LEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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