# NTSB investigations: Boeing 727-223

A list on [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223.md).

Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first.

- [NTSB DCA98MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98MA023.md): Boeing 727-223 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 9, 1998 · N845AA · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the flight crew to maintain a proper pitch attitude for a successful landing or go-around. Contributing to the accident were the divergent pitch oscillations of the airplane, which occurred during the final approach and were the result of an…
- [NTSB IAD98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA021.md): Boeing 727-223 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1998 · N845AA · Minor damage
  > failure of the tug driver to see-and-avoid the taxiing airplane.
- [NTSB ATL91IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA094.md): Boeing 727-223 · Nashville, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 15, 1991 · N882AA · Minor damage
  > The captain's failure to maintain a proper glide path after disconnection of the autopilot during the final approach. Factors in this accident were: the captain's failure to follow company procedures for category ii approaches, the first officer's failure to…
- [NTSB CHI91IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA144.md): Boeing 727-223 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1991 · N6815 · Minor damage
  > The failure of the ground crew to properly align the airplane in the gate alley during the push back from the gate.
- [NTSB CHI91IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA058.md): Boeing B727-223 · Des Moines, IA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1991 · N6821 · No damage
  > An oil leak originating from the auxiliary power unit which created smoke in the passenger cabin after it passed through the air conditioning/heating system equipment and associated duct work.
- [NTSB MIA90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA155.md): Boeing 727-223 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1990 · N6834 · No damage
  > Unforecasted encounter with weather. The airplane encountered severe turblence during enroute descent, resulting in one flight attendant sustaining serious injury, and one passenger sustaining minor injury.
- [NTSB MIA88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA075.md): Boeing 727-223 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1987 · N893AA · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > N705AA was number two in position for takeoff behind N893AA. N705AA received takeoff clearance first and as it began to taxi to the runway it's left wing tip struck and passed under the right wing tip of N893AA.
- [NTSB MIA87IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA237.md): Boeing 727-223 · Tampa, FL · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1987 · N844AA · Minor damage
  > During descent the B727 crew noted the fire warning light illuminate on the #1 engine. They discharged 2 fire bottles into the engine but the warning light remained illuminated. They declared an emergency and landed at their destination. An emergency…
- [NTSB MIA87IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA068.md): Boeing 727-223 · Tampa, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1987 · N6819 · Minor damage
  > The regularly scheduled air carrier flight was climbing to altitude when the engine oil pressure and quantity dropped to zero on the #3 engine; it was shut down. Shortly thereafter, the #1 engine oil pressure dropped to zero. It was reduced to idle and the…
- [NTSB CHI86MA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA142.md): Boeing 727-223 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · May 17, 1986 · N6833 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > U.S. Air flight 373 passed over American airlines flight 695 at the intersection of runways 32R and 4L while both aircraft were taking off. Both aircraft had been cleared for takeoff by the local controller at o'hare tower. The aircraft came within twenty…
- [NTSB ATL86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA090.md): Boeing 727-223 · Memphis, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1986 · N877AA · No damage
  > American airlines flight 502 experienced a fire warning light illumination on no. 1 engine as the aircraft was climbing through 6000 feet. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to Memphis. Following the landing the pilot ordered a passenger emergency…
- [NTSB DCA86IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86IA017.md): Boeing 727-223 · Harlingen, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1986 · N871AA · Minor damage
  > While en route, the company dispatcher notified American flt 844 (via acars) that Harlingen (hrl) had unforecast fog & was 300' obscd with 1/2 mi vis. At 2335, as the flt bgn a dscnt fm FL 310, the same ceiling & vis were rprtd. However, as the flt was clrd…
- [NTSB CHI85FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA174.md): Boeing 727-223 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1985 · N856AA · No damage
  > The aircraft was paralleling a line of thunderstorms and needed to get on the other side of the line to get to his destination. The center controller suggested that he reverse course to fly around the closer end of the line but the pilot decided to penetrate…
- [NTSB SEA84IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84IA037.md): Boeing 727-223 · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1984 · N876AA · Minor damage
  > The capt stated that upon visual contact with the rwy, the acft was displaced slightly to the lt & he corrected toward centerline with rt rudder. Wing tip contact was neither heard not felt in the cockpit. There were several concurrent reports of arriving…
- [NTSB CHI84IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA041.md): Boeing 727-200 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1983 · N898AA · Minor damage
  > During taxi from landing the left outboard wheel rim failed and bounced onto a highway causing damage to a vehicle the rim failed due to a per-existing fatigue crack.
- [NTSB FTW83IA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83IA086.md): Boeing 727-223 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1982 · N6810 · Minor damage
  > During a go-around from an ILS approach, the left wing tip was dragged. This resulted in minor damage to the leading edge slats, trailing edge flaps and outboard flap track housing on the left wing. An uneventful landing was made after the go-around. The…
- [NTSB FTW83IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83IA044.md): Boeing 727-223 · Little Rock, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1982 · N846AA · Minor damage
  > The aircrew reported that they broke out of the clouds at about 744 ft AGL while on an ILS approach and that the ceiling was ragged. At about 500 ft AGL, the captain turned on the windshield wipers. The first officer was flying the aircraft from thr right…
- [NTSB FTW82DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA010.md): Boeing 727 · Dal Ftw Arpt, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1981 · N6816 · No damage
- [NTSB NYC79DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA041.md): Boeing 727 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1979 · N6821 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA028.md): Boeing 727 · Dayton, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 4, 1977 · N6834 · No damage
- [NTSB IAD76AI091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI091.md): Boeing 727 · Bethlehem, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1976 · N854AA · No damage
- [NTSB NYC76IN096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN096.md): Boeing 727 · Binghamton, NY · Incident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1976 · N6805 · Minor damage
- [NTSB NYC76AN026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN026.md): Boeing 727 · Buffalo, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1975 · N6814 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75AC005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC005.md): Boeing 727 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1974 · N6818 · No damage
- [NTSB CHI71AC068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC068.md): Boeing 727 · Cincinnati, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 29, 1971 · N6816 · No damage
- [NTSB CHI71IC022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71IC022.md): Boeing 727 · Kankakee, IL · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1970 · N6835 · Minor damage
- [NTSB NYC70AN109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN109.md): Boeing 727 · Phillipsburg, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 25, 1970 · N6828 · No damage
- [NTSB CHI68A0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0110.md): Boeing 727 · Columbus, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1968 · N6805 · No damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = a.case_mkey
WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('1384074')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223/ntsb

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