# NTSB UNK64X1967: Boeing B-720, N8708E, Alma, GA, May 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1964
- Place: Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
- Location: 31.5450° N, 82.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5450&lon=-82.4736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 48 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1967
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1967

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8708E-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 18162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-720
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-025](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-025) (registry code 1383818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N8708E (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 NYC64A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC64A0062), Nov 6, 1963: Boeing 720 (N8708E), Boston, MA, substantial 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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