Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 N27UA

5 July 1997 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 1997 at about 01:55 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 registered N27UA, operated by Fine Airlines, was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:55
Classification
Incident
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Miami International (MIA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Registration
N27UA
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Fine Airlines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santo Domingo → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
MIA97IA206

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

failure of the right main landing gear cylinder due to stress corrosion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Postflight examination of the landing gear revealed the right main landing gear cylinder assembly had failed. Examination of the cylinder revealed the cylinder failed due to stress corrosion cracking.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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