# NTSB MIA78IA036: Boeing 727, N4737, Orlando, FL, January 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 110 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78IA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78IA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0004  78/1/27  NR.ORLANDO,FL         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1017                    N4737               PX-  0  0103                            42, 13579 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1546 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-3 ENGINES
        REMARKS- FLIGHT ENGINEER INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF ALL FUEL PUMPS RESULTING IN THREE ENGINE FLAMEOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4737](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4737-1983-04-20), registration cancelled 1983-04-20, S/N 19457 (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: No damage

## Other investigations on N4737 (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 DCA82AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA028), Jul 9, 1982: Boeing 727-235 (N4737), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 153 fatal

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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