- Date
- February 21, 1974
- Place
- Pontiac, IL · PONTIAC, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 41 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1262LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187284
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0015 74/2/21 NR.PONTIAC,ILL DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 1 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2110 N1262L PX- 0 0 39 UNK/NR, 12833 TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4223 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA CHICAGO,ILL MEMPHIS,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CAT ADVISORY FRM PIREP APRX 4MIN PRIOR.CREW ASSUMED TURBC AREA AHEAD.A/S 340K.STEW FELL IN GALLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1262L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage