Boeing B-727-90C N766AS
5 January 1984 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Boeing B-727-90C registered N766AS was involved in an incident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 6 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 22:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma (SEA)
- Coordinates
- 47.4798, -122.2900
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727-90C
- Registration
- N766AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84IA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
THE ACFT STRUCK THE APPROACH LIGHTS TO RWY 16R WHILE ON AN ILS APPROACH. ANALYSIS OF THE FDR READOUT SHOWED AN INCREASED DESCENT RATE FOLLOWING VISUAL SIGHTING OF THE RWY ENVIRONMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1983 | Boeing B-727-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Boeing B-727-200 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Mexicana Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1981 | Boeing B-727 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1990 | Boeing B-727-29 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Trump Shuttle Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Boeing B-727 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150H | Deer Park, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1984 | Boeing VC-137B-BN | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft A35 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Lark IS28B2 | Issaquqh, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1984 | Cessna A185F | Winslow, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |