Boeing 727 N281US
9 April 1981 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1981 at about 13:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N281US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 98 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington Natl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N281US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Phoenix, Az
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0001
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
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
AIR COND VLV STUCK BFR ENG START.S/O PULLED FAN CB.PACK OVRHT, SMOKE IN CABIN.PAX EVAC, JUMPED FM WG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 8 Apr 1981 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Eastern 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 | - |