# NTSB MIA95IA134: Boeing 727-227, N76752, Brooksville, FL, May 19, 1995

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1995, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Coordinates: 28.480819, -82.510574 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4808&lon=-82.5106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 130 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95IA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37675/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA134

## Probable cause

AN ELDERLY PASSENGER LOSING HIS BALANCE AS THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED IN SMOOTH AIR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, cruise
  - miscellaneous, passenger (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE THE FLIGHT WAS CRUISING IN SMOOTH AIR, AN ELDERLY PASSENGER FELL AS HE EXITED THE LAVATORY.  IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT HE EXPERIENCE A BROKEN HIP.

## Factual narrative

On May 19, 1995, about 1455 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 727-227, N76752, registered to First Security Bank and operated by Continental Airlines as flight 645, scheduled domestic passenger service from Newark, New Jersey, to Fort Myers, Florida, had a passenger injured during cruise flight near Brooksville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged. The airline transport-rated pilot, first officer, flight engineer, 3 flight attendants, and 124 passengers were not injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Newark, New Jersey, the same day, about 1225.

The captain stated the aircraft was operating in clear weather with no turbulence at the time of the incident. An elderly passenger exited the lavatory, and according to a flight attendant and another passenger, accidently fell and injured his hip.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76752](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76752-2006-09-25), registration cancelled 2006-09-25, S/N 21248 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-227
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (registry code 1384078) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21248
- Airframe hours: 46829
- Engines: P&W JT8D-9 14500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Continental Airlines
- Registered owner: First Security Bank
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 19, 1995, 4 hours before
- Departed: EWR, NEWARK, NJ
- Destination: RSW, FORT MYERS, FL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 13,150 total, 4,900 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days, 81 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TPA, 40 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19950519013729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519013729I), May 19, 1995: Boeing 727227, Brooksville, FL. (.4) While the flight was cruising in smooth air, an elderly passenger fell as he exited the lavatory. It was later determined that he experience a broken hip.

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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