19820709069969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-235 · New Orleans, LA · July 9, 1982

Date
July 9, 1982 · 16:09 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4737
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA82AA028
Reported as
Boeing 727235
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
142
Fatal injuries
150
Pilot’s flight hours
11,727 total10,595 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed into thunderstorm area and was observed sinking into ground in nose-high attitude.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED INTO THUNDERSTORM AREA AND WAS OBSERVED SINKING INTO GROUND IN NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4737 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.