# NTSB NYC73IN104: Boeing 727-25, N8122N, Flushing, NY, January 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 104 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0001  73/1/19    FLUSHING,NY         BOEING 727-25       CR-  0  0  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1718                    N8122N              PX-  0  0 98                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LA GUARDIA
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTREAL,CAN                FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- NS GR FAILED TO EXTEND,CAUSE NOT DTRMND.SHORTED DIODE IN ANN PNL.GR HORN ON 84SECS,GR NOT RECYCLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8122N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport:  La Guardia

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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