Boeing 727 N1963
27 April 1976 · St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 April 1976 at about 15:10 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N1963, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 88 people were on board and 37 died, 19 were seriously injured, 29 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N1963
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Providence, Ri → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0005
People
37 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 37 | 19 | 29 | 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
USED 30DEG FLAPS INSTEAD OF 40DEG.INITIATED G/A INSUFF RWY RMNG, ABORTED.NO INFO ACFT G/A PERF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1976 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1976 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1976 | Boeing 727 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1976 | Boeing 727 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1976 | Boeing 727 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Boeing 727 | Boise, Idaho, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |