Boeing 747 N9898
27 December 1970 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1970 at about 06:50 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N9898, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 76 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N9898
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0043
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
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
STEWARDESS INJURED IN FALL DOWN SPIRAL STAIRS INACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1970 | Boeing 747 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Boeing 747 | Sacramento, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No 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 |