# NTSB investigations: Boeing 727-251

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 ATL01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA041.md): Boeing 727-200 · Memphis, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 2001 · N275US · No damage
  > 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.
- [NTSB CHI91IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA078.md): Boeing 727-251 · St. Paul, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1991 · N295US · Minor damage
  > The partial failure of the airplane's auxiliary power unit, and the inadequate component produced by the manufacturer.
- [NTSB DCA91MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA010.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 · Romulus, MI · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Dec 3, 1990 · N3313L · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Lack of proper crew coordn, including virtual reversal of roles by the DC-9 plts, which led to their failure to stop taxiing & alert gnd ctlr of their positional uncertainty in a timely manner bfr & after intruding onto the active rwy. Contribuing to cause of…
- [NTSB CHI90FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA278.md): Boeing 727-251 · Detroit, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1990 · N278US · Minor damage
  > The intentional activation of the auxillary power unit by the flight engineer, and the improper evacuation procedures by the pilot in command. An associated factor in the accident was the APU circuit breakers were not pulled by company maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB FTW89IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA016.md): Boeing 727 · Houston, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1988 · N386PA · No damage
  > Poor planning/decision by the unidentified Cessna pilot by maneuvering in busy airspace near the arsa with no ATC coordination or transponder signal; no traffic advisory being issued by the approach controller; and inadequate visual lookout by the flight crew…
- [NTSB DEN87IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA145.md): Boeing 727-251 · Casper, WY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1987 · N297US · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Boeing 727 (northwest flt 354) & USAF EC-135 (slum 51) were involved in a nr collision at FL 330. The mishap occurred asflt 354 was ene bnd on J-158 & slum 51 was flying on a radial-distance (r/d) flt pln, flying btn r/d pts south of J-158.as slum 51 apchd…
- [NTSB ATL85IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA047.md): Boeing 727-251 · Atlanta, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1984 · N264US · Minor damage
  > During cruise flt electrical fire erupted in the circuit board and electrical components of the temp control unit for the rear galley oven. Associated circuit breaker opened, electrical power to galley was turned off and within minutes the unit was cool to…
- [NTSB ATL81IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA060.md): Boeing 727 · Washington, DC · Incident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1981 · N281US · No damage
- [NTSB NYC75AN070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN070.md): Boeing 727 · Thiells, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 1, 1974 · N274US · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74AC040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC040-187705.md): Boeing 727 · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 9, 1973 · N259US · Substantial 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 ('138408H'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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