Boeing 727-224 N79748
17 January 1985 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1985 at about 16:01 local time, a Boeing 727-224 registered N79748 was involved in an incident near Flushing, New York, United States. 86 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 16:01
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laguardia (LGA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-224
- Registration
- N79748
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85IA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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
ACFT STRUCK A SEAWALL DIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AT LA GUADIA AIRPORT, FLUSHING, NY. ACFT CONTINUED ON TO DENVER, CO WHERE UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO TAILSKID AND NUMBER 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED IMCOMPLETE AND INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL FROM RUNWAY AND LACK OF VISUAL CUES AVAILABLE DUE TO POOR WEATHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft C23 | Penn Yan, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft 36 | Calverton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Grumman AA-1C | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Tripple Three Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-16 | Livingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |