Boeing 727 N7892
1 April 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1971 at about 22:05 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7892, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 60 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7892
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0010
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 49 |
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
MGT SUPVR STWS OVER-REACTED WHEN APU TORCHED.CAUSED UNWANTED EVAC.ALL STWS UNAWARE OF PROPER PROC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1971 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1971 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Boeing 727 | Rochester, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Boeing 727 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 111 |
| 14 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | York, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |