# NTSB NYC76IN096: Boeing 727, N6805, Binghamton, NY, May 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Binghamton, NY · BINGHAMTON, NY
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 34 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IN096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0009  76/5/18    BINGHAMTON,NY       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2110                    N6805               PX-  0  0 27                            41, 8505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORONTO,CANADA              FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- PASS COAT ON FLOOR CAUGHT FIRE.SOURCE OF IGNITION WAS NOT DTMND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6805](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6805-1995-09-25), registration cancelled 1995-09-25, S/N 19480 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N6805 (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 CHI68A0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0110), Jun 26, 1968: Boeing 727 (N6805), Columbus, OH, 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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