# NTSB CHI74AC072: Douglas DC-9, N1262L, Pontiac, IL, February 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1974
- Place: Pontiac, IL · PONTIAC, IL
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 41 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC072

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- 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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