- Date
- January 4, 1972
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Injuries
- 5 serious, 37 minor, 288 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N77772Boeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 72/1/4 NR.LAKE CHARLES,LA BOEING 747 CR- 0 1 12 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1314 N77772 PX- 0 4313 55, 24454 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 853 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA LOS ANGELES,CALIF 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 PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- SEATBELT USAGE NOT ENFORCED BY STEWARDESSES DUE TO GIVING PRIORITY TO REGULAR PSGR SVC DUTIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77772
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage