# NTSB NYC72AN098: Boeing 727, N8163G, Washington, DC, February 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1972
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor, 83 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008  72/2/19    WASHINGTON,DC       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N8163G              PX-  0  1 81                            48, 14033 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2031 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FIRE WARNING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FALSE FIRE WARNING
        REMARKS- PAX ALLOWED TO EXIT DOOR WITH SMALL CHILD DRG EVAC,EXITED THRU WINDOW,OFF WNG.APU FIRE DTCTR REPLD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8163G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163G-1989-09-21), registration cancelled 1989-09-21, S/N 18746 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-351C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-351c) (registry code 138367K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

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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