- Date
- November 7, 1973
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 115 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7435Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187729
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0024 73/11/7 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2123 N7435 PX- 0 0108 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JAMAICA,NY NORFOLK,VA WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): DISPATCHED FLIGHT OVERWEIGHT/IMPROPER CENTER OF GRAVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- EXCESSIVE RATE DESCENT ON FINAL APCH. AFT SECTION STRUCK RWY.OVER LDG GROSS WT ABT 6100 LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7435
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl
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