Boeing 727 N6828
25 February 1970 · Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1970 at about 18:20 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N6828, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 67 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N6828
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St Louis, Mo → Boston, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0008
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
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
ACFT ENCTRD LIGHT CHOP.PAX AGE 78 FELL AND BROKEHIP WHILE WALKING IN BUFFET AREA.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 20 Nov 1970 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental 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 |