- Date
- April 27, 1976
- Place
- St.Thomas, VI
- Injuries
- 37 fatal, 19 serious, 29 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1963Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1977
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79475
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0005 76/4/27 ST.THOMAS,VI BOEING 727 CR- 2 2 3 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1510 N1963 PX- 35 17 29 54, 22225 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 10000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PROVIDENCE,RI ST.THOMAS,VI NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 84 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- USED 30DEG FLAPS INSTEAD OF 40DEG.INITIATED G/A INSUFF RWY RMNG,ABORTED.NO INFO ACFT G/A PERF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1963
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry S Truman
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.