# NTSB FTW83LA429: British BAC 1-11, Green Canyon172, September 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1983, 13:14 local (18:14 UTC)
- Place: Green Canyon172
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 68 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA429
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21053/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA429

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Altitude deviation,uncontrolled, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE FLIGHT DEVIATING AROUND AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE THAT CAUSED 1 SERIOUS AND 2 MINOR INJURIES

## Aircraft

- Registration: YS17C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: British Aircraft Corp. (BAC) BAC 1-11
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Rolls-Royce UNKNOWN turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Registered owner: Taca International Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BZE, BELIZECTYBELIZE
- Destination: MSY, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MSY, Moisant

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 25,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 23,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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