# NTSB FTW80IA002: Boeing 727, N465, Ft.Worth, TX, October 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1979
- Place: Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 63 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0025   79/10/1 NR.FT.WORTH,TX        BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2215                    N465                PX-  0  0 57                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.WORTH,TX                  SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- CO-PILOT PASSED OUT,LANDED SALT LAKE CITY,UT.ABNORMAL HEMATOLOGIC STATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N465 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19791001051509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001051509I), Oct 1, 1979: Boeing 727, Salt Lake City, UT. Copilot left the flight deck, was discovered unconscious in the men's room.

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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