UNK64X1967

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B-720 · Alma, GA · May 27, 1964

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1964
Place
Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
Injuries
48 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8708EBoeing B-720
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182512

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0075  64/5/27  NR.ALMA GEORGIA       BOEING B-720        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1929                    N8708E              PX-  0  0 41                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY

Aircraft

Registration
N8708E
Reported as
Boeing B-720
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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