Boeing 727-225 N8832E
29 August 1985 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Boeing 727-225 registered N8832E was involved in an incident near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 125 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7792, -79.9302
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-225
- Registration
- N8832E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Philadelphia
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- ATL85IA263
People
7 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 118 |
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 FLIGHT WAS LEVEL AT 330 WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND THE ARCRAFT MOVED AN ESTIMATED 200 FEET DOWN THEN UP BEFORE THE CREW COULD REGAIN ALTITUDE CONTROL. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDENTS AND SEVERAL PASSENGERS INITIALLY COMPLAINED OF INJURIES. NO DOCUMENTATION OF THESE INJURIES HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND RELEASED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | La Paz, Bolivia | - | Fatal | 29 |
| 8 Nov 1985 | Boeing 727-23 | Bellevue, Nebraska, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Boeing 727-200B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Gulfstream AA-5 | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Maule M-5-235C | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20F | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172 M | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Greer, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |