- Date
- November 2, 1976
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 52 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8152NBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79537
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0015 76/11/2 NR.RICHMOND,VA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2135 N8152N PX- 0 0 46 48, 21000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4355 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: FLOOR STRUCTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION REMARKS- BS910 FLOOR BEAM FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8152N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage