Boeing 727 N462US
4 September 1968 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1968 at about 00:07 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N462US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 25 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 00:07
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N462US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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
DAMAGED LEFT WING TIP, OUTER FLAP AND SLAT CORNER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1968 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1968 | Boeing 727 | Fillmore, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Hector, California, United States | Hughes Airwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1968 | Boeing 727 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |