Boeing 727 N1728T
8 August 1973 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1973 at about 14:33 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N1728T, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 81 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N1728T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Washington, Dc → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
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
SEAT BELT SIGN ON SINCE DEPT FM BOS.PAX SEATED NEAR WINDOW SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.BELTS CKD PREV.
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 | - |
| 27 Jul 1973 | Boeing 727 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Federal Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Jan 1973 | Boeing 727-25 | Flushing, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |