# NTSB CHI83IA263: Boeing 737-201, N782N, Charlotte, NC, June 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83IA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA263

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, climb - to cruise
  - weather condition - hail (cause)

## Analysis

DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST HAIL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N782N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-201
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22352
- Engines: P&W JT8D-9A turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: Piedmount Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CHARLOTTE, NC
- Destination: ORD, CHICAGO, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ORD, O'Hare

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 1, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19830616074599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616074599I), Jun 16, 1983: Boeing 737200, Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Encountered heavy hail on climbout. No injuries. Minor damage. Continued to destination.

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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