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October 14, 1989: Delta Air Lines Flight 1554, a 727-232, preparing for a flight to Edmonton International Airport caught fire while at the gate at Salt Lake City International Airport due to a faulty oxygen generator control unit. Smoke filled the cabin, but all 22 passengers and crew evacuated with just five minor injuries.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The crew of the 727 saw the DC-9 and attempted to avoid the collision by rotating their aircraft for lift-off; however, the 727 had not reached flying speed and its rear fuselage struck the DC-9. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Both aircraft caught fire and were destroyed; all 42 people on board the DC-9 were killed, while 51 (50 passengers, one crew member) of ...
Five seconds later (at 13:45 EST), the crew saw the Boeing 727, Northwest Flight 299 to Memphis, heading toward them on its takeoff roll. The 727's wing cut through the right side of the DC-9's fuselage just below the windows, then continued aft, finally cutting off the DC-9's right side (#2) engine. The DC-9 caught fire and was destroyed. [3]
Captain Davis was a highly experienced pilot, with a total of approximately 17,000 flight hours, 7,000 of which had been in the 727. First Officer Kirkland had a total of 6,500 flight hours, with 4,500 hours in the 727. Flight Engineer Judd had a total of 3,000 flight hours, including 600 hours in the 727. [1]: 102–103
The 1988 crash of Delta Flight 1141 was the last major commercial accident at Dallas-Fort Worth. ... The Boeing 727 struck an antenna array about 1,000 feet beyond the end of runway 18L and came ...
The accident was the third airplane crash in the United States between 1975 and 1985 where more than 100 people were killed due to a microburst. These crashes likely helped to drive the need to ...
The crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 60 was an accident involving a Boeing 727-81 of the American airline Alaska Airlines at Ketchikan International Airport in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States, on April 5, 1976, resulting in the death of a passenger with 32 serious and 17 minor injured survivors among the initial 50 passengers and crew on board.