ATL81DA113

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Birmingham, AL · September 11, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1981
Place
Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8888ZBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report April 15, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122701

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0027  81/9/11    BIRMINGHAM,AL       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N8888Z              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  SAN ANTONIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT ATTENDANT INCAPACITATED BY EPILEPTIC SEIZURE. NO OF PAX NOT OBTAINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8888Z
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage