- Date
- October 3, 1982, 13:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place
- Kenner, LA
- Injuries
- 112 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N817EABoeing 727-225A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 20773
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Analysis
The plt departed with a tail wind which exceeded the allowable component. Rotation was observed to have occurred at the departure threshold. The acft was estimated to be at 25 to 30 ft AGL when it was 1330 ft beyond the departure end of therunway. Two persons in a parking lot were knocked to the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Miscellaneous/other
MiscellaneousCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N817EA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22554
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines Inc.
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- CUN · Cancun
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MSY · Moisant
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSY