Boeing 727 N7279
14 August 1973 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1973 at about 18:29 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7279, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 43 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 18:29
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memphis Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7279
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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
MN FEEDER TUBE, RETRACT ACT ASSY.DMGD SLIDE VALVEBLOCKED PISTON MOVEMENT TO DN/LK POSIT.L GR UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1973 | Boeing 727 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Boeing 727 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1973 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1973 | Boeing 727 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Federal Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |