Boeing 707 N8432
28 December 1974 · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 December 1974 at about 21:40 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N8432, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Richmond, Virginia, United States. 35 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N8432
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0044
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
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
DSCNDG THRU 10950FT ABT 1071 FPM AT 256K ACFT PITCHED-UP.POST EXAM, ACFT AND SYS CKD OK.NO TURBC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1974 | Boeing 707 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1974 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Pago Pago, Samoa | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 96 |
| 13 May 1974 | Boeing 707 | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Air France | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |