Boeing 727 N4742
17 August 1981 · Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1981 at about 16:10 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N4742, operated by Pan American World Airlines, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States. 64 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft.lauderdale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N4742
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Pan American World Airlines
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0023
People
6 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 |
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
CREW RPRTD LOUD EXPLOSION, NO 2 ENG LOST PWR.ABORT AFT V1, UN STOP ON RWY.FOUND NO PREV ENG FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| 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 | - |