DEN74AD004

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · St.Louis, MO · July 24, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1973
Place
St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 23 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7370FBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189817

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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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1-0013  73/7/24  NR.ST.LOUIS,MO        BOEING 737          CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1521                    N7370F              PX-  0  0 19                            52, 24615 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2511 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ST.LOUIS,MO                  DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STEERED THRU TSTM ACTIVITY USING AIRBORNE RADAR. FLT ATTENDANTS PERFORMING ENROUTE DUTIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7370F
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage