MIA65A0104

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-188 · Tallahassee, FL · April 19, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1965
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor, 54 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5528Lockheed L-188
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179748

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0074  65/4/19  NR.TALLAHASSEE FLA    LOCKHEED L-188      CR-  0  1  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1413                    N5528               PX-  0  0 53                            50, 17474 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  23000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FLT ATTENDANT PERFORMING DUTIES-INJURED RETURIN G TO SEAT

Aircraft

Registration
N5528
Reported as
Lockheed L-188
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.