# NTSB NYC67A0160: Boeing 727, N8144N, Philadelphia, PA, May 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1967
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 98 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0034  67/5/15  NR.PHILADELPHIA,PA    BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N8144N              PX-  0  1 92                            47, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PX OUT OF SEAT WHEN ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE.SEAT BELT SIGN ON WELL BEFORE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8144N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8144N-1974-07-11), registration cancelled 1974-07-11, S/N 18968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (registry code 1384006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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