- Date
- November 6, 1974
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 125 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N815EDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0034 74/11/6 DETROIT,MICH DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2230 N815E PX- 0 1118 49, 17980 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) 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- AS SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED OFF ELDERLY PAX LEFT SEAT.BRIEF TURBC ENCTRD,PAX FELL INJURED ANKLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N815E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage