- Date
- April 27, 1969
- Place
- Over Cuba, Cuba · OVER CUBA, Cuba
- Injuries
- 6 serious, 17 minor, 168 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8764Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191306
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0018 69/4/27 OVER CUBA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 8 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1345 N8764 PX- 0 6177 56, 24289 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1805 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MASS JAMAICA,BWI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PLT GAVE CREW AND PX AMPLE WARNING BUT DID NOT SLOW ACFT TO COMPANY MAX TSTM PENETRATION A/S.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8764
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage