MKC72IK048

NTSB incident investigation · British AC 1-11 · Wichita, KS · February 18, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 18, 1972
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
11 minor, 13 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1545British AC 1-11
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165433

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0003  72/2/18  NR.WICHITA,KANS       BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1325                    N1545               PX-  0  0 20                            44, 11447 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1546 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        REMARKS- HRZNTL STAB ACTUATORS OUT OF PHASE.ACFT PORPOISED,PITCHED UP ATR NR2 BOOST.SYST DISENGAGD.11 MINOR

Aircraft

Registration
N1545
Reported as
British AC 1-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.