# NTSB IAD71II014: Boeing 727, N8104N, Charlotte, NC, October 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1970
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 98 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0048  70/10/22   CHARLOTTE,NC        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1755                    N8104N              PX-  0  0 91                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- AFT TKOF PLT NOTICED RED STREAKS UP L ARM.CO-PLT DECLARED EMERG,LNDD.DIAGNOSED AS BLOOD POISONING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8104N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8104N-1997-12-02), registration cancelled 1997-12-02, S/N 18255 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (registry code 1384006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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