Boeing 727 N8139N
1 May 1969 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1969 at about 06:43 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8139N, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 38 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 06:43
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8139N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Sarasota, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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
NR 7 SLAT FAILED AT ROD END. SLAT SEPARATED. PLTLANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1969 | Boeing 727 | Berlin, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |