FTW80IA002

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Ft.Worth, TX · October 1, 1979

Incident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1979
Place
Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 63 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N465Boeing 727
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791001051509I
Case key
132879

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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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4-0025   79/10/1 NR.FT.WORTH,TX        BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2215                    N465                PX-  0  0 57                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.WORTH,TX                  SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- CO-PILOT PASSED OUT,LANDED SALT LAKE CITY,UT.ABNORMAL HEMATOLOGIC STATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N465
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.