- Date
- September 17, 1972
- Place
- Meridian, MS · MERIDIAN, MS
- Injuries
- 9 minor, 119 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N806EDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0023 72/9/17 NR.MERIDIAN,MISS DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1325 N806E PX- 0 0121 39, 20350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN DIEGO,CALIF DETROIT,MICH ORLANDO,FLA 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 NOT FASTENED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED CLEAR AIR TURB. PA ANNOUNCEMENT MADE EARLY TO KEEP BELTS FASTENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N806E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
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