Boeing 727 N964
20 December 1973 · Syracuse, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1973 at about 08:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N964, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Syracuse, New York, United States. 96 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Syracuse, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N964
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boston, Mass → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 4-0031
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
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
LNDD AT SYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1973 | Boeing 727 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Boeing 727 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1973 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1973 | Boeing 727 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Federal Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |