- Date
- May 21, 1978
- Place
- Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 11 minor, 90 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1974Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142550
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 78/5/21 ERLANGER,KY BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1421 N1974 PX- 0 3 95 44, 12081 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 5490 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MEMPHIS,TN NEW YORK,NY CLEVELAND,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: RETENTION,BLADE POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BLADE SEPN 3RD STG LO PR TURBINE,ENG FIRE.PANIC DRG EVAC.PAX JUMPED FM WINGS.GALLEY SLIDE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1974
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
N1974Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2012 · Boeing 727-23Airframe modelBoeing 727-23Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1
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