MIA68I0106

NTSB incident investigation · Convair 440 · Spartanburg, SC · June 12, 1968

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1968
Place
Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
Injuries
1 minor, 39 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8305Convair 440
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109680

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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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4-0023  68/6/12  NR.SPARTANBURG,SC     CONVAIR 440         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N8305               PX-  0  0 37                            35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 400
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        REMARKS- CREW HAD WARNED OF POSSIBLE TURB FROM SCTD TSTMS. STEWARDESS THROWN IN GALLEY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8305
Reported as
Convair 440
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage