Boeing 727 N8873Z
11 April 1980 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1980 at about 11:05 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8873Z, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 89 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 11:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- National
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8873Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Miami, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
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
WHEEL SEPARATION.FATIGUE FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL RIM, ORIGIN AT MACHINING MARK.LAST INSPECTED 3/13/80.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1980 | Boeing 727 | Yap, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1980 | Boeing 727 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Boeing 727 | S.jose, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |