Boeing 727 N259US
9 December 1973 · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1973 at about 14:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N259US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Madison, Wisconsin, United States. 44 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Truax Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N259US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Rochester, Minn → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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
INJURED ATMTNG TO REMOVE FOOD SRVC CART FM LIFT.PERSONNEL-FLT ATTENDANT FAILED TO FOLLOW CO PROC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |