# NTSB IAD74AI012: British AC 1-11, N136J, Baltimore, MD, August 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1973
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 39 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI012

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0040  73/8/15  NR.BALTIMORE,MD       BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N136J               PX-  0  1 38                            44, 12983 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1138 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
           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
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT SIGN ON SINCE DEPT FM BOS.PAX SEATED NEAR WINDOW SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.BELTS CKD PREV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N136J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136J), registered now, S/N 205-0136, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

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

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