# NTSB IAD76AI059: Boeing 727, Springfield, MO, March 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 3, 1976
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor, 87 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 2, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007   76/3/3  NR.SPRINGFIELD,MO     BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0825                    N483DA              PX-  0  1 85                            39, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,MO              MIAMI,FL                     MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          ICE FOG                                                  IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N483DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N483DA-1999-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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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