Boeing 727-232 N533DA
14 August 1996 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1996 at about 23:20 local time, a Boeing 727-232 registered N533DA was involved in an incident near Flushing, New York, United States. 139 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7703, -73.8709
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-232
- Registration
- N533DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Tampa
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC96IA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
Probable cause
a failure of the low pressure turbine assembly for undetermined reason(s).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilots reported that shortly after takeoff, there was a compressor stall in the No. 2 engine, followed by a loss of engine power, and an abnormal oil pressure reading. The engine was shut down and the pilot made an emergency landing at JFK Airport. Debris came to rest in a residential area where a vehicle was struck. Examination of the engine revealed that turbine parts punctured through the turbine exhaust case in several locations but were contained by the fan exit duct. All the 4th stage turbine blades fractured across the airfoil just above the platform and were retained in the disk. Twelve of the twenty-five 4th stage turbine vane clusters were missing and the remaining clusters showed considerable trailing edge damage. All the 3rd stage turbine blades and vanes exhibited minor secondary damage with no blade or vane damage observed forward of the 3rd stage. The engine had accumulated 235 flight hours and 171 cycles prior to the incident since its last heavy maintenance inspection. The investigation did not reveal the exact origin of the turbine failure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1996 | Boeing 727-225 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Boeing 727-222A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1996 | Boeing 727-290 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | American Trans Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Boeing 727-30C | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Boeing 727-232 | Howard Beach, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1995 | Boeing 727-232 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1996 | Aerofab LAKE 250 | Adirondack, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150J | Warwick, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1996 | Schweizer SGS-1-26E | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill Soaring Corp., | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Cessna 172RG | Duanesburg, New York, United States | Michael B. Ruggera | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-23-150 | Cortland, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Lockheed L-1011-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |