# NTSB NYC71IN127: Boeing 727, N7026U, Rochester, NY, June 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1971
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0038  71/6/27    ROCHESTER,NY        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1940                    N7026U              PX-  0  0 54                            40, 10400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1944 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER-MONROE
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY           ROCHESTER,NY                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- ACFT LEGAL WITHOUT ANTI-SKID. VEERED OFF R SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7026U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026U-1992-02-05), registration cancelled 1992-02-05, S/N 18318 (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: No damage
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe

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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