Boeing 727-224 N32724
5 August 1986 · Gulf of Mexico · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1986 at about 19:00 local time, a Boeing 727-224 registered N32724 was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico. 103 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-224
- Registration
- N32724
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Ft.lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA229
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
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
THE COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER DOMESTIC FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN AN AERA OF KNOWN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND ENCOUNTERED A JOLT OF TURBULENCE. THE PASSENGER WHO WAS INJURED DISREGARDED THE ILLUMINATED SEAT BELT SIGN AND TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO REMAIN SEATED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |