# NTSB NYC77IA009: Boeing 727, N8152N, Richmond, VA, November 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1976
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 52 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77IA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0015   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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.

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