Boeing 747 N77772
4 January 1972 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 January 1972 at about 13:14 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N77772, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 330 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, 37 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N77772
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0006
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 288 |
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
SEATBELT USAGE NOT ENFORCED BY STEWARDESSES DUE TO GIVING PRIORITY TO REGULAR PSGR SVC DUTIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1972 | Boeing 747 | N.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1972 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1972 | Boeing 747 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1972 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1972 | Boeing 747 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |