- Date
- April 1, 1987, 08:13 local (13:13 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 95 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1643Boeing 727-295
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870401045029A
- Case key
- 7401
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Sequence of events
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Miscellaneous/other
Passenger briefing - performed
Passenger briefing - not followedCause
Analysis
An 84 year-old male pax got up from his seat shortly after takeoff and headed toward the aft lavatories. The seat belt and no smoking signs were still illuminated. The acft was at about 1000 ft AGL and in a steep climb attitude. The pax fell face forward toward the rear of the plane and broke his hip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1643
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19448
- Airframe hours
- 55,019
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 16,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation,Inc., doing business as Piedmont Airlines
- Registered owner
- First Security Bank Of Utah
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami Intl, runway 27L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.