Boeing 737 N740N
7 May 1971 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1971 at about 08:50 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N740N, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 69 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N740N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Norfolk, Va → Memphis, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0030
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 62 |
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
FIRE WRNG NR2 ENG.CAPT EVAC ORDER MISINTERPRETEDBY CABIN ATNDNT AS EMERG.SOME PX JUMPED OFF WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1971 | Boeing 737 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Boeing 737 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Boeing 737 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Boeing 737 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1972 | Boeing 737 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1972 | Boeing 737 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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