Boeing 747 IDEME
3 September 1977 · Hampton, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1977 at about 06:23 local time, a Boeing 747 registered IDEME, operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hampton, New York, United States. 331 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hampton, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- IDEME
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Alitalia
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Milan, Italy
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- C-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
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
RUPTURE FATIGUE DUE TO THERMO-MECHANICAL STRESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1977 | Boeing 747 | Tenerife, Europe | KLM | Fatal | 574 |
| 24 Mar 1977 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1977 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1977 | Boeing 747 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Boeing 747 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | - |
| 17 Nov 1977 | Boeing 747F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |