# NTSB CHI67A0046: Lockheed L-188, N120, Indianapolis, IN, September 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1966
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 74 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0032  66/9/30    INDIANAPOLIS IND    LOCKHEED L-188      CR-  0  1  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1823                    N120                PX-  0  0 70                            38, 11969 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            286 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  12000
        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- STEWARDESS SERVING IN FLIGHT MEAL BROKE ANKLE DUE TURBULENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N120 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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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