Boeing 727 N40490
7 August 1979 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1979 at about 23:37 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N40490, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near El Paso, Texas, United States. 43 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N40490
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houston, Tx → Tucson, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0021
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
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
DOWN-LOCK ROD FAILED, PN 69-33654-4.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1979 | Boeing 727 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1979 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1979 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Boeing 727 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1979 | Boeing 727-31 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Boeing 727 | Cimarron, New Mexico, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |