- Date
- June 21, 1972
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 23 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N162PNihon YS-11A
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 72/6/21 NR.WASHINGTON,DC NIHON YS-11A CR- 0 1 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2120 N162P PX- 0 0 20 46, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 2900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ATLANTA,GA WASHINGTON,DC NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER - HURRICANE,CYCLONE PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- STEWARDESS LEFT SEAT TO ANSWER PAX CALL.HURRICANE AGNES IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N162P
- Reported as
- Nihon YS-11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl