Boeing 727 N12303
15 September 1969 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1969 at about 12:40 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N12303, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 76 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 13 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N12303
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0036
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 61 |
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
STEWARDESS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED ALARM. EQUIP-ESCAPE CHUTE RIPPED DURING EVACUATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1969 | Boeing 727 | Wash Natl Apt, District of Columbia, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1969 | Boeing 727 | Berlin, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |