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MIA93FA073

1993-02-23 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FLL

Current FAA registration · N678DL

Make / Model
BOEING 757-232
Year of manufacture
1992 · 1 years old at event
Engine
P & W PW2037
Seats / Engines
178 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19920626
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8F9C6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE IMPROPER USE OF ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Factual narrative

DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE THE NO. 2 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE 15TH STAGE STATOR VANES. DURING LANDING AT THE AIRPORT, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER RECORDED CONTROL COLUMN MOVEMENT FOREWARD. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT AND THE FUSELAGE KEEL BEAM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_MIA93FA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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