Boeing 720-025 N8711E
5 June 1984 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1984 at about 17:12 local time, a Boeing 720-025 registered N8711E was involved in an incident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 95 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8895, -75.2299
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720-025
- Registration
- N8711E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84IA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
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
WHILE CLIMBING THRU 600 FT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE ACFT SHUTTERED & THE #3 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE COPLT SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENG & THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, SO A 2ND FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE AIRCREW RETURNED TO THE ARPT & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY & THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE 7TH STAGE TURBINE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED, PENETRATING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CASE. THE 6TH & 8TH STAGES WERE DAMAGED BY THE DISPLACED 7TH STAGE ASSEMBLY. FUEL LINES & THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1973 | Boeing 720A | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Jet SET Travel | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1973 | Boeing 720B | Ontario, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1972 | Boeing 720B | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1972 | Boeing 720B | El Paso, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1971 | Boeing 720 | Ontario, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Boeing 720 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1984 | Bliss Corbin BABY ACE CM-1 | Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Sigel, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 47G-5 | Penn Run, Pennsylvania, United States | GG AG Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Teratorn II | Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Conyngham, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |