# NTSB NYC67I0039: Boeing 727, N7025U, Buffalo, NY, August 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1966
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 39 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67I0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0030  66/8/27    BUFFALO NY          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2116                    N7025U              PX-  0  0 32                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NO.3 ENGINE ELEVENTH STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC FAILED. INBOARD COWL PANEL BURNED THROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7025U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7025U-1992-02-05), registration cancelled 1992-02-05, S/N 18317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (registry code 1384002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N7025U (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 UNK65X0904](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0904), Dec 2, 1964: Boeing 727 (N7025U), Flushing, NY, incident, minor 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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