# NTSB MKC76AK063: Boeing 727, N2820W, Minneapolis, MN, June 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 37 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0019  76/6/12  NR.MINNEAPOLIS,MN     BOEING 727          CR-  0  2  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1437                    N2820W              PX-  0  0 33                            46, 17000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   MINNEAPOLIS,MN               SIOUX FALLS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEVERE IN FLIGHT TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED AT 23000FEET FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2820W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2820W-2010-07-20), registration cancelled 2010-07-20, S/N 21058, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (registry code 138408F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No 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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