# NTSB NYC73AN123: Boeing 727, N7002, Harrisburg, PA, March 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Harrisburg, PA · HARRISBURG, PA
- Location: 40.2759° N, 76.8850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2759&lon=-76.8850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 74 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  73/3/17  NR.HARRISBURG,PA      BOEING 727          CR-  0  2  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N7002               PX-  0  0 69                            43, 12049 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2880 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- KNOWN TSTMS IN AREA,OBS ON RADAR. ENCOUNTERED MDT TO SEVERE TURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7002 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- 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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