Boeing 727-295 N1644
23 May 1986 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Boeing 727-295 registered N1644, operated by Piedmont Airline, was involved in an incident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 129 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville (BNA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-295
- Registration
- N1644
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Piedmont Airline
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denver → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86IA144
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
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT DESCENDING THROUGH 10500 FEET FOR LANDING AT NASHVILLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT USING EVACUATION SLIDES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED THAT THE DETECTION LOOP WAS FAULTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Emert Mobile Homes | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1986 | Bell 206B III | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-14 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Thomas Day Oates | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1986 | Bell 206L-1 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Customaire, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 1986 | Cessna R172K | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Boeing 737-200 | Nasville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |