Boeing 727 N54336
28 June 1972 · Gary, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N54336, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Gary, Indiana, United States. 71 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gary, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N54336
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0028
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
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
FLT ENCNTRD SMALL CU WHICH DID NOT SHOW ON WX RADAR.SEATBELT LITE ON BUT NO SIGNAL TO C/A YET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1972 | Boeing 727 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1972 | Boeing 727 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1972 | Boeing 727 | S.francisco, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1972 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Boeing 727 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |