Boeing 727 N6835
23 September 1970 · Kankakee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1970 at about 20:58 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N6835, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Kankakee, Illinois, United States. 80 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 20:58
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Kankakee, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N6835
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Okla.city, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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 3 ENG FAILED, CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE EXT BY CREW, RET TO CHICAGO AND LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1970 | Boeing 727 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Boeing 727 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Pacific South* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1970 | Boeing 727 | Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1970 | Boeing 727 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Boeing 727 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 May 1970 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |