NYC67A0175

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Massena, NY · June 9, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1967
Place
Massena, NY · MASSENA, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 77 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8145NBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116762

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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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1-0057   67/6/9  NR.MASSENA,NY         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2135                    N8145N              PX-  0  1 72                            40, 10629 TOTAL HOURS, 23
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT PENETRATED ISOLATED TSTM CELL.PAX WERE ADEQUATELY WARNED.REQ TO DIVERT DELAYED BY DEP CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N8145N
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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