Boeing 727 N462B
11 November 1980 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 November 1980 at about 22:31 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N462B, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 37 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N462B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Memphis, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0013
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
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
WIND GUSTING 33K.2 PAX RCVD SERIOUS INJ,5 PAX MINOR INJ DRG EVACUATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1980 | Boeing 727 | Yap, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Boeing 727 | S.jose, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1980 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1980 | Boeing 727 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1979 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |