- Date
- December 19, 1988, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- UNKLockheed L-1011
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 7925
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Miscellaneous/other
Dispatch - delayed
Impairment(alcohol)Cause
Analysis
1St officer was observed to be sick & was replaced on the flt prior to departing the originating city. Subsequently, he was confronted by an intervention group regarding his condition and requested medical assistance under the company employee assistance plan. The 1st officer was diagnosed as suffering alcohol withdrawal. On the following day he was hospitalized for alcohol rehabilitation treatment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNK
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W JT-9D, 45,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner
- Delta Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ATL · William B Hartsfield Intl
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day