- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- Meridian, MS · MERIDIAN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 63 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8962EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0010 74/9/1 NR.MERIDIAN,MISS DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 1 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1548 N8962E PX- 0 0 59 41, 15500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA SAN ANTONIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS 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 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- P/A ANNOUNCEMENT MADE PRIOR TURBC ENCOUNTER.FLT ATTENDANT INJURED TRYING TO HOLD SVC CART DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8962E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage