Boeing 727-200 N275US
23 March 2001 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2001 at about 21:00 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered N275US was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 128 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memphis International Airport (MEM)
- Coordinates
- 35.0298, -90.0100
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- N275US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA041
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
Probable cause
The Powerback Coordinator's failure to follow powerback procedures which resulted in jet blast injuries to the wing walker. A factor was the stuck wheel chock.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the Airlines Safety Official, a wing walker was removing a stuck wheel chock from the right main landing gear during a power-back from the gate. The wing walker was blown over by the jet blast after the chock was removed. The wing walker received serious injuries. The Airline's Standard Practice Manual states, the Marshal is responsible for ensuring wing walkers are in proper position before giving the all clear signal. The flight was cancelled, and the passengers were deplaned.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2001 | Boeing 727-223B | Pohnpei Island, Federated States Of Micronesia | Express One International Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Boeing 727-2Q6 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | American Trans Air | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2001 | Boeing 727-233 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2001 | Boeing 727-100 | Dundo, Angola | Air Genmini | Unknown | - |
| 2 Aug 2001 | Boeing 727-200 | Asmara, Eritrea | Yemenia-Yemen Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2001 | Boeing 727-200 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Lloyd Aero Bolivia | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2001 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Finley, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Cessna 188B | Whiteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft F90-42 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Amprite Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Mitchell T-10 | Ashland City, Tennessee, United States | Rayburn L. Williams | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2001 | Cessna 150H | Maryville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2001 | Bell OH-58A | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |