Boeing 727 N8173G
26 September 1969 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 September 1969 at about 01:56 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8173G, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moisant Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8173G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Houston, Tex → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
NITE T/O. CHILD RESIDED NEAR ARPT. MISC-9 YR OLD MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD STRUCK BY GR
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 |