# NTSB CHI69I0026: Boeing 727, N462US, Detroit, MI, September 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1968
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 25 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012   68/9/4    DETROIT,MICH        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0007                    N462US              PX-  0  0 18                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- DAMAGED LEFT WING TIP,OUTER FLAP AND SLAT CORNER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N462US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462US-1992-08-06), registration cancelled 1992-08-06, S/N 18798 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51) (registry code 1384014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

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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