Boeing 727-200 N400DL
16 April 1985 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1985 at about 22:25 local time, a Boeing 727-200 registered N400DL was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 129 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 22:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washingon National (DCA)
- Coordinates
- 38.9101, -77.0201
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-200
- Registration
- N400DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO85IA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
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
WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 36 AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, D.C., THE PILOT WAS GIVEN A CHANGE OF LNDG RWYS BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC ON RWY 36. DRNG THE ENSUING REALIGNMENT THE CPT TOOK THE CTLS AND LNDG THE ACFT, SCRAPING THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE FDR INDICATED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 10 KNOTS BELOW STALL SPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 23 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA 360C | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1986 | Cessna 340A | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Hinderliter Industries | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Boeing 757-251 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 58 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Gibson Aviation | No injuries | - |