- Date
- August 25, 1967
- Place
- N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 13 minor, 92 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8610Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0049 67/8/25 N.ATLANTIC OCEAN DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 2 4 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2040 N8610 PX- 0 1101 56, 24995 TOTAL HOURS, 43 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 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 IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 13 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- TURBULENCE OF 5-8 SECS DURATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8610
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
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