Boeing 727 N8102N
4 February 1975 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1975 at about 14:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8102N, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 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
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8102N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Providence, Ri
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
UNSECURED WIRE BUNDLE CHAFED AGAINST HYD LINE, ARCED CAUSING HOLE, IGNITED FLUID.F/E PREFLIGHTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1975 | Boeing 727 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1975 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1975 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1975 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1975 | Boeing 727 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1975 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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