Boeing 727 N4735
26 July 1972 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1972 at about 14:07 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N4735, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 62 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 14:07
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N4735
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- National Airlines, Inc
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Diego, Calif → Boston, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
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
LCL CTL INFORMED RADAR CTLR OF SQUALL IN APCH ZONE.INFO NOT RELAYED TO CREW.UN MAINTAIN MIN ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1972 | Boeing 727 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1972 | Boeing 727 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1972 | Boeing 727 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1972 | Boeing 727 | S.francisco, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1972 | Boeing 727 | Flushing, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |