# NTSB IAD76II051: Boeing 727, N8147N, Charlotte, NC, January 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1976
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 63 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0002  76/1/20    CHARLOTTE,NC        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1831                    N8147N              PX-  0  0 60                            47, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1451 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC - BOMB THREAT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- MINOR PAX INJ SUSTAINED DRG EVACUATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8147N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Douglas Muni

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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