# NTSB DIA67I0010: Boeing B-727, N468US, Washington, DC, February 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1967
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 22 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67I0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67I0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0005  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wash.National

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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