- Date
- July 8, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 123 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N308EALockheed 1011
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0017 74/7/8 NR.ATLANTA,GA LOCKHEED 1011 CR- 0 0 13 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1430 N308EA PX- 0 0110 55, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - HAIL MISCELLANEOUS - STATIC DISCHARGE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED HAIL OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- OUTER LAYER CP WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DUE TO HAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N308EA
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage