Boeing 727 N8131N
14 May 1971 · York, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1971 at about 19:15 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8131N, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near York, Kentucky, United States. 104 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- York, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8131N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0009
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
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
DESCENDED FROM FL 310 TO FL 240 DUE MDT CHOP.CREW AND PAX WARNED.HIT CAT UNFCSTD FOR TIME AND AREA
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 |
| 1 Apr 1971 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, 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 | - |