Boeing 727-200 N296AS
4 June 1983 · Portland, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1983 at about 01:20 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered N296AS, operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident near Portland, Oregon, United States. 133 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland International (PDX)
- Coordinates
- 45.5290, -122.6793
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- N296AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Alaska Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83IA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
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
A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE NEAR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALLOWED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK ON TO THE APU EXHAUST. THE RESULTANT SMOKE THEN WAS PICKED UP BY THE LEFT AIRPACK AND WAS BLOWN INTO THE CABIN. THE CREW THEN ORDERED AN EVACUATIONOF THE PASSENGERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Boeing 727-100 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Boeing 727-222 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Boeing 727-231A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1983 | Boeing 727-21 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northeaster Inter. Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Cessna P210N | Burns, Oregon, United States | AAR Western Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Piper PA18-A | Rome, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Gov't Camp, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Garlick UH-1B/204 | Fossil, Oregon, United States | Cliff Richie | Minor injuries | - |