Boeing B-727 N8136N
18 June 1966 · Melbourne Fla, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Boeing B-727 registered N8136N, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Melbourne Fla, Florida, United States. 88 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbourne Fla, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727
- Registration
- N8136N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0040
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 78 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED TOP OF RAPIDLY BUILDING CUMULUS CLOUD.FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Jacksonville Fla, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Cheyenne Wyo, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1966 | Boeing B-727 | Fort Worth Tex, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |