Douglas DC-10 N66NA
20 May 1981 · Miami, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 May 1981 at about 17:15 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N66NA, operated by Pan American World Airlines, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 87 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Int'l
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N66NA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Pan American World Airlines
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Mexico City, Mx
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0009
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
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
GROUND CREWMAN RUN OVER BY NOSEWHEEL DURING PUSHBACK BY TUG FROM TERMINAL GATE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Hannibal, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |