- Date
- October 1, 1967
- Place
- Jacksonville (Atlantic Ocean) · JACKSONVILLE,FLA, AO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 7 minor, 105 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8613Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0041 67/10/1 NR.JACKSONVILLE,FLA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N8613 PX- 0 1105 45, 18576 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 620 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 WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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- FAILURE OF PX TO REMAIN IN SEAT,FASTEN SEAT BELTS,AFTER BEING ALERTED BY CREW. SEAT BELT SIGN ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8613
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
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