# NTSB MIA78DA057: Boeing 727, N8842E, Greensboro, NC, March 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 39 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008   78/3/9    GREENSBORO, NC      BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2245                    N8842E              PX-  0  1 32                            44, 12500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4425 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GB-HP-WNSN SLM
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   GREENSBORO, NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX FELL DOWN AIR STAIRS WHILE DEPLANING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8842E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842E-1996-04-04), registration cancelled 1996-04-04, S/N 20416 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Gb-Hp-Wnsn Slm

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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