Boeing 727 N833N
17 November 1978 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 November 1978 at about 18:01 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N833N, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. 117 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 18:01
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith-Reynolds
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N833N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
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
BROKE OUT AT MINS, MISALIGNED WITH RWY.T/D ON R SIDE, MISALIGNED.RAN COMPLETELY OFF R SIDE OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1978 | Boeing 727-25 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1978 | Boeing 727 | Orlando, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1978 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1978 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1978 | Boeing 727 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |