- Date
- December 22, 1975
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 8 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N454DABoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0045 75/12/22 NR.ATLANTA,GA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1335 N454DA PX- 0 1 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FL ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED 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- DUE TO DELAY IN CO RPRTG ACCIDENT,RECORDS INDICATING TOTAL PX DESTROYED.TURBC FCST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N454DA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage