NYC65I0142

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Kennedy Intl, NY · May 29, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1965
Place
Kennedy Intl, NY · KENNEDY INTL, NY
Injuries
54 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N461USBoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177102

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0016  65/5/29    KENNEDY INTL NY     BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1926                    N461US              PX-  0  0 47                            48, 19985 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            203 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY INTL NY
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY

Aircraft

Registration
N461US
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Kennedy Intl Ny

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.