| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1981 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-124 |
| Owner/operator: | Hispaniola Airways |
| Registration: | HI-384HA |
| MSN: | 17610/37 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3C-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Plata-La Union International Airport (POP/MDPP) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); 04 August 1986
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); January 1982
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