Boeing 727 N8168G
21 December 1971 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1971 at about 04:49 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N8168G, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:49
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N8168G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charlotte, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
CREW DIDNT DETECT UNEXPECTED AUTO PLT DIVERGENCEFROM G/S.ACFT HIT ALS LT BARS BEFORE RECOVERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1971 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1971 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Boeing 727 | Rochester, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Boeing 727 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 111 |
| 14 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | York, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |