DIA67I0021

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Washington, DC · June 2, 1967

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1967
Place
Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
Injuries
67 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8133NBoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115756

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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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4-0024   67/6/2    WASHINGTON,DC       BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0919                    N8133N              PX-  0  0 61
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY: CASTING-OUTER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST
        REMARKS- AIRFRAME,CREW HISTORY,WX CONDITIONS NOT CONSIDERED FACTORS.NO.6 FUEL NOZZLE LEAKING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8133N
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Washington Natl

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.