Boeing 707-341 incident near Miami, Florida, August 2, 1993
On August 2, 1993 at about 10:41 pm local time, a Boeing 707-341, registered N107BV, suffered minor damage in an incident near Miami, Florida (Miami International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE CORE COWLING, WHICH RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE FORWARD INBOARD HINGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO GO UNDETECTED. THIS RESULTED IN THE HINGE SEPARATING AND THE COWLING SEPARATING IN FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1993 · about 10:41 pm local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Miami International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707-341 · all 707-341s on the register
- Registration
- N107BV · no longer on the register · serial 19321
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE CORE COWLING SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE SEPARATED COWLING INDICATED THE INBOARD FORWARD COWLING HINGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. THIS ALLOWED THE COWLING TO OPEN AND THEN SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE HINGE REMAINED IN PLACE ON THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE COWLING SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE COWLING, WHICH IS PART OF AN ENGINE HUSH KIT, REQUIRES THE HINGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS EACH 300 FLIGHT HOURS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,784 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 2, 1993; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 328,000 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT3D-7 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Fast Air Carrier LTD
The flight
- Departed from: MIA at 10:41 pm
- Destination: SPIM Lima OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9R, 13,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from MIA, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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