- Date
- October 25, 1976
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 90 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8837EBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0019 76/10/25 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0857 N8837E PX- 0 0 83 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWARK,NJ WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 55 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ACCUMULATION OF RUBBER DEPOSITS ON RWY.NOT CKD FOR FRICTION SINCE GROOVED 1972.AC150/5320-12 CVRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8837E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- National
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