Boeing 727 N8118N
16 July 1965 · Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1965 at about 06:48 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8118N, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States. 85 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:48
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8118N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
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
FAILURE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR CRANK-NO SECONDARY METHOD OF EXTENDING NOSE GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1965 | Boeing 727 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1966 | Boeing 727 | East Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1966 | Boeing 727-22 | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1966 | Boeing 727 | E.boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Boeing 727 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1966 | Boeing 727 | New York Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |