Boeing B-727 N1996
8 November 1965 · Constance, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1965 at about 19:02 local time, a Boeing B-727 registered N1996, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Constance, Kentucky, United States. 62 people were on board and 58 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Constance, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Cincinnat
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727
- Registration
- N1996
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0031
People
58 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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
CO-PLT WAS A 727 CAPTAIN RCVNG ROUTE CHECK. PILOT-PLTS DID NOT MONITOR ALTIMETERS DURNG APPRCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines, 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 | - |