- Date
- May 8, 1978
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 11 serious, 21 minor, 23 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4744NABoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1979
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 78/5/8 PENSACOLA,FL BOEING 727 CR- 0 2 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2120 N4744NA PX- 3 9 40 55, 18109 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5358 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA RGNL OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FL PENSACOLA,FL MOBILE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 76 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- DESCENT RATE,ALT NOT MONITORED.CALLOUTS NOT PROVIDED.ADV NOTICE OF START-DSCNT POINT NOT PROVIDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4744NA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pensacola Rgnl