Boeing B-727 N4616
7 December 1965 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1965 at about 09:06 local time, a Boeing B-727 registered N4616, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tampa, Florida, United States. 60 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tampa Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727
- Registration
- N4616
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
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
NO.2 ENG FAIL DUE INGESTION NO 1 ENG DEBRIS. MISC-GAS CONTAMINATION OF DISC METAL DURING POURNG
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 | - |