# NTSB CHI78IA050: Boeing 727, N7409U, Lamoni, IA, July 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Lamoni, IA · LAMONI, IA
- Location: 40.6196° N, 93.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamoni, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-93.9305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 63 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78IA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78IA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0027  78/7/15    LAMONI,IA           BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N7409U              PX-  0  0 57                            52, 17404 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6701 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PILOT SUFFERED TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7409U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780715044219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715044219I), Jul 15, 1978: Boeing 727, Chicago, IL. Captain incapacitated in flight, crew took over, diverted to nearest major terminal.

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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