Boeing 727-225A N802EA
11 March 1987 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1987 at about 00:14 local time, a Boeing 727-225A registered N802EA, operated by Eastern Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 127 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:14
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy Int'l (JFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6490, -73.7905
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225A
- Registration
- N802EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC87IA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
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
AS EA32 TAXIED FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON TAXIWAY NA BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER TO THE EASTERN RAMP, A U.S. POSTAL TRACTOR WITH AN EMPTY BOX TRAVELING NE FAILED TO YIELD TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY COLLIDED ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND TAXIWAY NA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1987 | Boeing 727-251 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Mar 1987 | Boeing 727-247 | Calgary, Canada | Western Airlines | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20C | McLean, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Reder KR-2 | Mattituck, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1987 | Fokker DR-1 | Rhinebeck, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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