- Date
- June 23, 1963
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 7 minor, 59 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8617Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 63/6/23 NR.NORFOLK,VA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1750 N8617 PX- 0 3 59 55, 20500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING 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- PLT FAILED TO INITIATE PENETRATION PROCEDURES FOR KNOWN CLEAR AIR TURB AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8617
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage