| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N27UA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61(F) |
| C/n (msn): | 45942 / 349 |
| Operator Titles: | Fine Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Miami - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMIA IATA: MIA Local: MIA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1996 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19053 |
| Photo Comment |
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This former Eastern and JAL DC-8 crashed on take-off from Miami's runway 27R on 7.8.97 due to unbalanced and shifting cargo; soon after rotation the nose pitched up violently causing a stall. The 1968-built aircraft, bound for Santo Domingo, had been substituted for N30UA which was late inbound but the load sheet was not altered This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 271 times. |