Boeing 727-232 N416DA
13 February 1997 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 February 1997 at about 17:17 local time, a Boeing 727-232 registered N416DA was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 92 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:17
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield International (ATL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-232
- Registration
- N416DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Charleston
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97IA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Probable cause
failure of ground service personnel to properly close the aft cargo door before the airplane departed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After normal pushback and taxi to the runway, the airplane began a takeoff. During the takeoff roll, the aft cargo door light illuminated on the second officer's panel. The takeoff was continued. After climbing about 900 feet, there was a 'pop' and pressurization was lost. The pilot returned to the departure airport. Subsequent examination revealed that the door latch should have functioned properly, and the cargo light should have been illuminated, if the door was not closed. None of the ground crew remembered latching the cargo door.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1997 | Boeing 727-247 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1997 | Boeing 727-100 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1997 | Boeing 727-2K5 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Aeromexpress | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Boeing 727F | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Federal Express Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 1 Oct 1997 | Boeing 727-51C | Denver, Colorado, United States | Ryan Int'l Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1998 | Boeing 727-200 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Edwin A. Deas | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna 310K | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Pierce M Godwin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Southeastern School of Aero. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Firefox Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172M | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | The Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Kolb FIRESTAR-II | Albany, Georgia, United States | Ronald Barthelemy | Serious injuries | - |