# NTSB MIA66I0035: Boeing B-727, N8120N, Tampa, FL, September 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 25 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66I0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66I0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0031  65/9/28    TAMPA,FLA           BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0825                    N8120N              PX-  0  0 19                            46, 6784 TOTAL HOURS, 656
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8120N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

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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