- Date
- December 21, 1971
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8168GBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 71/12/21 ATLANTA,GA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0449 N8168G PX- 0 0 0 52, 17300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CREW DIDNT DETECT UNEXPECTED AUTO PLT DIVERGENCE FROM G/S.ACFT HIT ALS LT BARS BEFORE RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8168G
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Hartsfield Intl