Fine Air Flight 101
 The Fine Air Douglas DC-8 that crashed | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 7, 1997 |
| Summary | Loss of control on take-off due to improper aircraft loading |
| Site | Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, United States 25°48′1″N 80°18′47″W / 25.80028°N 80.31306°W |
| Total fatalities | 5 |
| Total injuries | 2 (on ground) |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-61F |
| Operator | Fine Air |
| Registration | N27UA |
| Flight origin | Miami International Airport |
| Destination | Las Américas International Airport |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 2 |
Fine Air Flight 101 was a scheduled cargo flight from Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. On August 7, 1997 the Douglas DC-8 crashed into a road (72nd Avenue) at 28th Street, in Miami near the airport. There were four people on the plane but only three bodies were found hours after the crash.[1] Two people on the ground were reported to be injured.[1] One person was killed while driving a vehicle.[2]
Accident
[change | change source]The probable cause was the airplane was the cargo being loaded too far to the back of the plane.[3] Combined with an incorrect stabilizer trim setting, the aircraft pitched up too far at takeoff.[3] Witnesses said the plane looked like it was going to flip backwards as it took off.[1] The plane, weighing 141 tonnes (139 long tons; 155 short tons), struggle to an altitude of 544 feet (166 m).[2] Then it fell back to the ground, tail first.[2] When the plane hit the ground it broke apart and caught fire.[2]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 Ken Kaye (November 7, 1997). "Tape Reveals Terror Of Cargo Jet Crash". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- 1 2 "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network (ASN). Retrieved January 31, 2017.