FTW71AF011

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 600 · Lake Charles, LA · September 16, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1970
Place
Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
Injuries
1 serious, 15 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94236Convair 600
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152332

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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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1-0030  70/9/16  NR.LAKE CHARLES,LA    CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N94236              PX-  0  0 13                            UNK/NR, 7577 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1994 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TEX                 NEW ORLEANS,LA               BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FLT ATTENDANT FELL AND BROKE R ANKLE. SCTD TSTMS IN AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N94236
Reported as
Convair 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage

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