# NTSB investigations: Boeing 727-247

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 NYC00IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA100.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2000 · N944DL · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > the failure of the ground pushback crew to maintain an adequate clearance from a nearby airplane during pushback.
- [NTSB FTW97FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA255.md): Boeing 727-247 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1997 · N2809W · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate inspection of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting. Factors were the failure of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting and the subsequent right main landing gear failure.
- [NTSB ATL95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA062.md): Boeing 727-200 · Alma, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1995 · N295WA · No damage
  > The aircraft's encounter with unforecast clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB DEN89IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA124.md): Boeing 727-247 · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 24, 1989 · N296WA · Minor damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting due to a crack initiating at the forward edge of the bore and propagating by intergranular stress corrosion into the bore surface that resulted in an eventual ductile fracture.
- [NTSB DCA87RA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87RA002.md): Boeing 727-247 · Calgary, Canada · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 13, 1987 · N2819W
- [NTSB SEA83LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA039.md): Boeing 727 · Near Yakima, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1983 · N292WA · No damage
  > During a climb to cruise, one passenger was injured when turbulence was encountered at about 20,500 ft MSL. The injured passenger was a 73 year old male, a retired priest and the only passenger not seated and wearing a seatbelt. As he exited the restroom, the…
- [NTSB MKC79IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79IA021.md): Boeing B727 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 2, 1979 · N2819W · Minor damage
- [NTSB LAX79IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79IA023.md): Boeing 727 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 8, 1979 · N2811W · Minor damage
- [NTSB LAX78IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78IA056.md): Boeing 727 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1978 · N2821W · 2 aircraft · No damage
- [NTSB MKC76AK063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK063.md): Boeing 727 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1976 · N2820W · No damage
- [NTSB LAX76AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL045.md): Boeing 727 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 17, 1976 · N2821W · Minor 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 ('138408F'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=138408F

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