- Date
- July 5, 1968
- Place
- Hector, CA · HECTOR, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 8 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N898PCBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0070 68/7/5 NR.HECTOR,CALIF BOEING 727 CR- 0 1 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1317 N898PC PX- 0 0 6 49, 23000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 871 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 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 NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CUMULUS BUILDUP TO RT. UNABLE TO STEER LEFT DUE TO RESTRICTED AREA 2501.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N898PC
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
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