# NTSB DCA76AZ025: Boeing 727, N1963, St.Thomas, VI, April 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,VI, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 37 fatal, 19 serious, 29 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1977
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA76AZ025
- Board report AAR7701 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7701.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1963-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 19837, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-95](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-95) (registry code 1384035) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harry S Truman

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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