Boeing 727 N8888Z
11 September 1981 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1981 at about 10:00 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8888Z, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8888Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → San Antonio, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
FLIGHT ATTENDANT INCAPACITATED BY EPILEPTIC SEIZURE. NO OF PAX NOT OBTAINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1981 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Boeing 727 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Wien Air Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1981 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1981 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1981 | Boeing 727 | Houston, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |