Boeing 727 N8790R
28 December 1970 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 December 1970 at about 14:42 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8790R, operated by Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 55 people were on board and 2 died, 11 were seriously injured, 39 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte Amalie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8790R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jamacia, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 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
HI BOUNCE FRM POOR APCH-T/D.USED IMPROPER RCVRY TECH.LACK OF COCKPIT CREW COORD CONTRB TO ACDNT.
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 | - |
| 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 |