# NTSB CHI65I0072: Boeing B-727, N1975, Covington, KY, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Location: 39.0351° N, 84.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0351&lon=-84.5196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 41 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65I0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65I0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0014   65/2/6    COVINGTON KY        BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N1975               PX-  0  0 35                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1975](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1975-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N 18431, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (registry code 1384004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Grtr Cincinnati

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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