Boeing 727-225 N8871Z
6 December 1982 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 December 1982 at about 22:09 local time, a Boeing 727-225 registered N8871Z, operated by Eastern Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Sarasota, Florida, United States. 21 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:09
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ)
- Coordinates
- 27.8793, -82.3303
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225
- Registration
- N8871Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarasota → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83IA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE OCCURRED DRG TKOF ROLL. TKOF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE ALTHOUGH ENGINE PARTS PENETRATED THE ENGINE CASE AND COWLING SEVERING COIL AND HYDRAULIC LINES AND ELECTRICAL WIRES AND PENETRATED THE AFT FUSELAGE AND CAUSED FOD TO NR 3 ENGINE. ACFT WAS TAXIED TO GATE WHERE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. EXAMINATION OF NR 2 ENGINE REVEALED FATIGUE FAILURE OF FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS FOD AT FATIGUE ORIGINATION SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Pan American World A/W | Fatal | 145 |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Boeing 727-200 | Austin, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1982 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Western Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |