- Date
- January 31, 1980
- Place
- Mt Mckinley, AK · MT MCKINLEY, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 106 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4907Boeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131680
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0010 80/1/31 NR.MT MCKINLEY,AK BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N4907 PX- 0 0105 55, 42000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 6850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - WIEN AIR ALASKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DEADHORSE,AK ANCHORAGE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO KEEP FLIGHT PROPERLY ADVISED WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- SIGMET ISSUED AFTER ACFT DEPD 1ST ARPT,NOT PASSED TO AIRCREW AT ENROUTE STOP.TURBC NR MT MCKINLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4907
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage