# NTSB MIA73AM050: Boeing 747, N601US, Tallahassee, FL, April 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1973
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 99 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0008  73/4/26    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 10  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N601US              PX-  0  1 90                            51, 21000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CREW DID NOT WARN PAX ON P.A. OF TURB AND TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601US-2001-03-27), registration cancelled 2001-03-27, S/N 19778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (registry code 1384891) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N601US (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA72IS014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72IS014), Oct 9, 1971: Boeing 747 (N601US), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MKC70IK065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70IK065), May 26, 1970: Boeing 747 (N601US), Salina, KS, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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