# NTSB DIA69I0023: Boeing 727, N4616, Baltimore, MD, October 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1968
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69I0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0018  68/10/24   BALTIMORE,MD        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2230                    N4616               PX-  0  0 59                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE CNTRL PRESSURE REQ TO LAND ACFT. ELEVATOR CNTRL MALFUNCTIONED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4616](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 18817 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-35) (registry code 1384012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Friendship

## Other investigations on N4616 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA70IM100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70IM100), Jun 27, 1970: Boeing 727 (N4616), Tampa, FL, incident, no damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0064), Dec 7, 1965: Boeing B-727 (N4616), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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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