# NTSB ATL81IA015: Boeing 707, Memphis, TN, November 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1980
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0003  80/11/12 NR.MEMPHIS,TN         BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  4  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    G-BDEA              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,ENGLAND              HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER
        REMARKS- BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS.FLIGHT ENGINEER INCAPACITATED DUE TO BRONCHIAL/CEREBRAL CACENOMA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BDEA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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