Boeing 727 N780AL
10 March 1987 · Burlington, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1987 at about 17:10 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N780AL, operated by Usair, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Vermont, United States. 104 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington (BTV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N780AL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Usair
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burlington → San Francisco
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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
IN PREPARATION FOR POWERING AWAY FROM THE GATE, ONE GROUNDMAN WAS STATIONED OFF THE LEFT NOSE OF THE ACFT AND ANOTHER WAS POSITIONED BY THE LEFT WING TIP. THE PLT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND INITIATED A RIGHT TURN. THE THROTTLES WERE BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT STARTED ROLLING TO PREVENT JET BLAST DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE CPT OF FLT 37, THE SECOND TIME HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW HE SAW A GROUNDMAN GIVING HIM A SIGNAL TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER, IT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID HITTING THE JETWAY WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE JETWAY HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE BOEING 727 TO CLEAR IT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1987 | Boeing 727-251 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Boeing 727 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1987 | Boeing 727-214 | St Croix | Pan American World Airways | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1987 | Boeing 727-223 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Boeing 727-231 | Miami, Florida, United States | Trans World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Boeing 727-247 | Calgary, Canada | Western Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1987 | McCulloch MONERAI "S" | Springfield, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1987 | Beechcraft C23 | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | Phillip E Railsback | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150L | Heartwellville, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 23 | Montpelier, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Plymouth, Vermont, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |