CHI71AC048

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 747 · Knoxville, TN · December 27, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1970
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 serious, 75 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9898Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158772

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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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1-0043  70/12/27 NR.KNOXVILLE,TENN     BOEING 747          CR-  0  1 14  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0650                    N9898               PX-  0  0 61                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   DETROIT,MICH                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        REMARKS- STEWARDESS INJURED IN FALL DOWN SPIRAL STAIRS IN ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9898
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage