- Date
- October 10, 1970
- Place
- Barstow, CA · BARSTOW, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 127 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2578Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0055 70/10/10 NR.BARSTOW,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1255 N2578 PX- 0 0119 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED 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- ENCTRD CAT 28000FT,CAPT TURNED SEAT BELT SIGN ON,ANNCD TURB BY PA SYS.STEWARDESS IN AISLE AT TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2578
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage