Boeing B-720 N8715E
16 April 1966 · Jamaica Ny, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1966 at about 21:20 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N8715E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near Jamaica Ny, New York, United States. 130 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica Ny, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N8715E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0012
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 |
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
INJURED PASSENGER HAD BEEN DRINKING. PERSONNEL-PX DEPLANED BY GALLEY DOOR, FELL TO RAMP
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1966 | Boeing B-720 | San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Amarillo Tex, Texas, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Dallas Texas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Oakland, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Billings, Montana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |