Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 16 DEC 1981 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-124 |
| Operator: | Hispaniola Airways |
| Registration: | HI-384HA |
| C/n / msn: | 17610/37 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3C- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Plata-La Union International Airport (POP/MDPP), Dominican Republic |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
The right main gear track beam failed on landing due to fatigue. The front wheels separated.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: main gear-shock absorbing assy,struts,attachments,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fatigue Sources:
» NTSB
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Puerto Plata-La Union International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1194 km (746 miles).
Distance from Puerto Plata-La Union International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1194 km (746 miles).
