Boeing 727 N6837
24 June 1972 · St.louis, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1972 at about 00:30 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N6837, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near St.louis, Missouri, United States. 7 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St.louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N6837
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0016
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
DRIVER INTENTIONALLY RAMMED INTO NOSE GR TO PREVENT HI-JACKED ACFT FROM DEPARTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1972 | Boeing 727 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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 | - |