Boeing 727 N771AL
23 October 1981 · Dfw Airport, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1981 at about 20:58 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N771AL, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dfw Airport, Texas, United States. 112 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N771AL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pittsburgh, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 105 |
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
ENCTRD TURBC AT 11000FT APRX 8 MI BHND ANOTHER BOEING 727, ROLLED INTO STEEP BANK, HDG CHGD 20DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1981 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Boeing 727 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Wien Air Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1981 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1981 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1981 | Boeing 727 | Houston, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |