# NTSB MIA72IM116: Boeing 727, N4734, Jacksonville, FL, May 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1972
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 122 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0008   72/5/1    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0936                    N4734               PX-  0  0116                            29, 6082 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMPA,FLA                   NEWARK,NJ                    WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FNL APCH RWY 7.PLT REQD,RCVD CLRNC TO LND RWY 13 DUE OTR TRAFFIC.R WING HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4734-1994-01-26), registration cancelled 1994-01-26, S/N 19454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (registry code 138408B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jackson Intl

## Other investigations on N4734 (1)

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 MIA82FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA051), Feb 17, 1982: Boeing 727-235 (N4734), Miami, FL, substantial 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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