# NTSB MIA66A0064: Boeing B-727, N4616, Tampa, FL, December 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1965
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 60 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0070   65/12/7   TAMPA,FLA           BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0906                    N4616               PX-  0  0 54                            50, 18344 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            814 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
          MISC-GAS CONTAMINATION OF DISC METAL DURING POURNG
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- NO.2 ENG FAIL DUE INGESTION NO 1 ENG DEBRIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4616](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 18817 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-35) (registry code 1384012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

## Other investigations on N4616 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA70IM100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70IM100), Jun 27, 1970: Boeing 727 (N4616), Tampa, FL, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DIA69I0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0023), Oct 24, 1968: Boeing 727 (N4616), Baltimore, MD, incident, no damage

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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