Boeing 727 N1981
23 September 1968 · Springfield, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1968 at about 12:45 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N1981, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Springfield, Illinois, United States. 87 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N1981
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0029
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 |
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
PX INJURED WHEN THEY JUMPED OR SLID FROM LEADINGEDGE OF WINGS. POSSIBILITY OF DYNAMITE ABOARD.
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 | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Northwest 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 | - |