Boeing 727-225 N8840E
16 July 1984 · Marietta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1984 at about 15:00 local time, a Boeing 727-225 registered N8840E was involved in an incident near Marietta, Georgia, United States. 45 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Marietta, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7791, -84.3795
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225
- Registration
- N8840E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA84IA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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
EASTERN AIRLINES FLT 92, A BOEING 727, N8840E, AND AN AIR FORCE KC-135, REG #60-0330, CALL SIGN FOWL 24, WERE INVOLVED IN A NEAR COLLISION WHILE BOTH ACFT WERE MAINTAINING FL350. THE CAPTAIN OF FLT 92 REPORTED THAT DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE KC-135 PASSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIS ACFT AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1/4 MI, CROSSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR HIM TO AVOID WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE KC-135. THE KC-135 FLT CREW WERE UNAWARE OF THE OCCURRENCE UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING FLT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER JACKSONVILLE CENTER HAD INSTRUCTED THE KC-135 CREW TO CONTACT ATLANTA CENTER DURING A HAND-OFF. THE KC-135 COPLT THOUGHT HE HAD COMPLIED, BUT NO CALLS WERE RECORDED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE ATLANTA CONTROLLER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE KC-135 IN HIS ASSIGNED AIRSPACE UNTIL AFTER THE CAPTAIN OF FLT 92 REPORTED THE NEAR COLLISION. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT RADAR DATA ON THE KC-135 WAS AVAILABLE & DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROLLER'S SCOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 727-225 727-225 | N8840E | - | - |
| Boeing KC-135A KC-135A | USAF | Usaf, 19TH Aref Wingf | - |
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-2M7 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Boeing 727-31 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-232 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1984 | Boeing 727-225A | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Boeing 727 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Rotec RALLY 3 | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1984 | Haxton QUICKIE Q2 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 177B | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |