Last updated: 26 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 28 June 1957 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-7B |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N808D |
| C/n / msn: | 44859/614 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Eastern Air Lines DC-7B N808D had just returned from a training flight and taxied to the maintenance hangar. Near the hangar the airplane collided with a parked Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1049 (N6212C). Fuel leaked and a massive fire erupted.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Holland Evening Sentinel, 1957-06-29Photos
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
