Boeing 727 N68650
19 July 1967 · Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 July 1967 at about 11:01 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N68650, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States. 79 people were on board. In all, 82 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N68650
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0005
People
82 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 82 | 0 | 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
N3121S DEVIATED FROM IFR CLEARANCE INTO FLIGHTPATH OF N68650 MINIMUM CNTL OF N3121S BY APPCH CNTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1967 | Boeing 727 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1967 | Boeing 727 | Massena, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1967 | Boeing 727 | Akron, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |