Boeing B-720 N8708E
27 May 1964 · Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1964 at about 19:29 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N8708E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States. 48 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:29
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N8708E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY-RH PRIMARY TUBE JOINING NO.3 AND 4 FUEL NOZZLE CLUSTERS FAILED AT FERRULE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Okla City Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Portland Ore, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |