# NTSB NYC72AN150: Boeing 727, N1992, Flushing, NY, June 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1972
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 75 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN150

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0049  72/6/10    FLUSHING,NY         BOEING 727          CR-  0  2  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N1992               PX-  0  0 71                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - OXYGEN SYSTEM: PORTABLE SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE IGNITED DUE HYDRO-CARBON OIL CONTAMINATION WHEN TURNED ON FOR PAX USE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1992](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1992-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 18448, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (registry code 1384004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Laguardia

## Other investigations on N1992 (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 DEN84IA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA209), Jul 4, 1984: Boeing 727-23 (N1992), Denver, CO, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.