# NTSB ATL81DA113: Boeing 727, N8888Z, Birmingham, AL, September 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1981
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DA113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DA113

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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