Boeing 727 N7273
17 November 1970 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 November 1970 at about 13:25 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7273, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 44 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 13:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wash Natl Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7273
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nashville, Tenn → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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 1 UPPER THRUST REVERSER DOORS SEPARATED AND STRUCK L HORIZONTAL STAB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 |