Boeing 727 N834
17 September 1978 · Roanoke, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1978 at about 13:20 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N834, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Roanoke, Virginia, United States. 106 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Roanoke Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N834
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Newark, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
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
NEAR-COLLISION.CONTROLLER DID NOT HEAR COMPLETE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1978 | Boeing 727-25 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1978 | Boeing 727 | Orlando, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1978 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1978 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Boeing 727 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |