Boeing 727-200 crash, Jul 9, 1982 (153 killed), New Orlea...
Boeing 727-200 accident on July 9, 1982 near New Orleans-Louis Armstrong (Moisant), Louisiana, United States with 153 fatalities. Cause: Microburst...
- Date: July 9, 1982
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: New Orleans-Louis Armstrong (Moisant), Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 153
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Microburst induced wind shear during lift off and initial climb, producing a downdraft and decreasing headwind that the pilot could not recognize and counter in time. Limited capability of ground based low level wind shear detection was a contributing factor.
Shortly after takeoff from New Orleans the Boeing 727 descended into trees and a residential area, killing all 145 on board and 8 people on the ground. The NTSB attributed the crash to microburst wind shear during liftoff.