Boeing 727 N8838E
12 November 1975 · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1975 at about 20:02 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8838E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 139 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Raleigh-Durham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8838E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Miami, Fl → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0022
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 131 |
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
LOST SIGHT OF RWY ENVIRONMENT DRG HVY RAIN BLO DH, FAILED TO EXECUTE MISSED APCH.HIT 282FT SHORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |