NYC70A0063

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Pittsburgh, PA · December 13, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 13, 1969
Place
Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
Injuries
1 serious, 95 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8158GBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148195

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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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1-0055  69/12/13 NR.PITTSBURGH,PA      BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N8158G              PX-  0  1 89                            55, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2430 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA          PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DAUGHTER OF ELDERLY PX INADVERTENTLY SEATED HER MOTHER ON RETRACTED FLT ATT JUMP SEAT. MOTHER FELL

Aircraft

Registration
N8158G
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage