# NTSB ATL81IA060: Boeing 727, N281US, Washington, DC, April 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1981
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 97 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0001   81/4/9    WASHINGTON,DC       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1340                    N281US              PX-  0  0 91                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WASHINGTON,DC               PHOENIX,AZ                   ST.PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: CABIN TEMP. CONTROL AND TEMP. INDICATING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        REMARKS- AIR COND VLV STUCK BFR ENG START.S/O PULLED FAN CB.PACK OVRHT,SMOKE IN CABIN.PAX EVAC,JUMPED FM WG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N281US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281US-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 21160, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Washington Natl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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