| Date: | Tuesday 19 January 1982 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-44D4-1 |
| Owner/operator: | AECA - Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos |
| Registration: | HC-BHS |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 42851 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA/MNMG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Hydraulic pressure was lost while the landing gear was being retracted after takeoff. The crew attempted to lower the gear again and returned to Miami. The nose gear was down and locked, but the main gear would not lock. The main gear partially retracted during the rollout.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
fluid,hydraulic..low level
aircraft preflight..inadequate..flight engineer
Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1981
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