Boeing 727 N1974
20 July 1969 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1969 at about 08:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N1974, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 99 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N1974
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
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
R HAND FLAP TOGGLE SUPPORT BOLTS SHEARED, ASYMETRIC FLAP COND OCCURRED.PROTECT SYST RESPOND, CORRECT
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 |