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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 1966 |
| Time: | 15:59 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-25 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N8101N |
| MSN: | 18252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 103 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | MIA |
| EWR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On take-off about 1:40pm, the right main gear door stuck open owing to a misrigged valve. Capt. Eugene E. Young circled the airport until 3:30pm when he flew aircraft out over the ocean to dump fuel before making a wheels-up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
The Miami Herald 6 March 1966, p1C-2C
NTSB CAROL
Jet Photos
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2024 06:07 | HotelKilo | Added |
| 30-May-2024 06:07 | ASN | Updated [Accident report] |
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