- Date
- July 3, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor, 146 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N706DALockheed 1011
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0023 74/7/3 NR.ATLANTA,GA LOCKHEED 1011 CR- 0 2 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1755 N706DA PX- 0 0138 54, 23180 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN DIEGO,CALIF ATLANTA,GA LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - HAIL WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) HAIL, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ENTERED TURB AREA NR KNOWN TSTM ACTIVITY.HAIL SHATTERED OUTER LAYER W/S,F/A'S CHECKING CABIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N706DA
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage