# NTSB NYC70AN109: Boeing 727, N6828, Phillipsburg, PA, February 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1970
- Place: Phillipsburg, PA · PHILLIPSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.6934° N, 80.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6934&lon=-80.2820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 66 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0008  70/2/25  NR.PHILLIPSBURG,PA    BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N6828               PX-  0  1 59                            49, 16500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST LOUIS,MO                 BOSTON,MASS                  NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCTRD LIGHT CHOP.PAX AGE 78 FELL AND BROKE HIP WHILE WALKING IN BUFFET AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6828](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6828-1994-06-03), registration cancelled 1994-06-03, S/N 20181 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) (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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