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Incident

FAA incident report · Lkheed 10113851 · Bahamas · August 10, 1981

Date
August 10, 1981 · 16:15 local
Place
Bahamas
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N702DA
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
People aboard
175
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airborn radar failed while using for thunderstorm avoidence. Hit violent updraft. Cabin crew, passengers injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRBORN RADAR FAILED WHILE USING FOR THUNDERSTORM AVOIDENCE. HIT VIOLENT UPDRAFT. CABIN CREW, PASSENGERS INJURED.