# NTSB investigations: Boeing 727-231

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC96IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA169.md): Boeing 727-232 · Howard Beach, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1996 · N24343 · Minor damage
  > fatigue failure of the fore flap attachment fitting, due to grinding marks on the fitting.
- [NTSB NYC90IA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90IA219.md): Boeing 727-231 · New York City, NY · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1990 · N74317 · No damage
  > The exhaust pipe fire in the APU which resulted in an unauthorized evacuation of the airplane by the passengers.
- [NTSB MIA90IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA039.md): Boeing 727 · Ormond Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1989 · N64339 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command in the Beech 300 to comply with an ATC clearance in a timely manner, while diverting his attention, and failure of the ATC controller to assure that IFR separation was maintained.
- [NTSB FTW89IA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA152.md): Boeing 727-231 · Kenner, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1989 · N52309 · Minor damage
  > Inaccurate operators procedures/directives and the improper takeoff performance data computed by the captain. Poor flight crew coordination was considered a factor as well a wrong runway selection for the computed takeoff data.
- [NTSB MIA88IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA072.md): Boeing 727-231 · Miami, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1987 · N54344 · Minor damage
  > Plt was instructed to turn the tail to the right as viewed by the signal man during power back. As power back started the tail was turned to the left as viewed by the signal man. The signal man corrected this turn but the acft was now making a much larger arc…
- [NTSB CHI86IA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86IA121.md): Boeing 727-231 · Detroit, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1986 · N64324 · No damage
  > While taxiing for takeoff a male pax panicked and shouted 'open the door!' During a smoke-in-the-cabin occurrence (overheated a/c pack). The lead fa mistook this 'instruction' as coming from the cockpit and opened an exit door. Passengers interpreted her…
- [NTSB DCA86RA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86RA023.md): Boeing 727-231 · Athens, Greece · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Apr 2, 1986 · N54340
- [NTSB NYC86IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA093.md): Boeing 727-231 · Boston, MA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1986 · N52311 · No damage
  > Two of 3 reqd flt attendants (f/a's) were distributing passenger (pax) coats as the acft was being taxied after lndg. Smoke fm an overheated air cond (a/c) pack bgn entering the cabin & the f/a's returned to their duty stations. The flt crew stopped the acft…
- [NTSB LAX86MA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA151.md): Boeing 727-231 · Cincinnati, OH · Incident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1986 · N64315 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Indianapolis ctr (ctlr-a) clrd sluff 11 (S-11), a flt of 4 ANG A-7'S, to clb to FL210. Later, ctlr-a told S-11 to chg freq (to york low sector, ctlr-b). S-11 chgd freq, but neither S-11 nor ctlr-b established rdo contact with each other until S-11 had contd…
- [NTSB DCA75AZ005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA75AZ005.md): Boeing 727 · Berryville, VA · Accident · 92 fatal · Closed · Dec 1, 1974 · N54328 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73AK056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK056.md): Boeing 727 · Wichita, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 3, 1973 · N12307 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC103.md): Boeing 727 · Gary, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1972 · N54336 · No damage
- [NTSB NYC70A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0034.md): Boeing 727 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1969 · N12303 · 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_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1384079'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1384079

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