MIA69I0005

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · July 7, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1968
Place
No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
103 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8124NBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109683

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0035   68/7/7    NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N8124N              PX-  0  0 97                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 4 BEARING SUPPORT HOUSING OF NR 1 ENG FAILED. PUNCTURE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. LANDED OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8124N
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage