DIA67I0010

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Washington, DC · February 25, 1967

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1967
Place
Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
Injuries
22 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N468USBoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118292

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0005  67/2/25    WASHINGTON,DC       BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0853                    N468US              PX-  0  0 16                            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 - WASH.NATIONAL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- TURBULENCE 25-50 FT ABOVE RNWY THRESHOLD. WINGTIP SCRAPED GROUND DURING LEVELOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N468US
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Wash.National