# NTSB NYC77FA092: Nord-Avion 262, N7885A, Philadelphia, PA, August 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3017  77/8/31    PHILADELPHIA,PA     NORD-AVION 262      CR-  0  1  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N7885A              PX-  0  0 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      47, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,PA               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        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 SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CABIN PERSONNEL WARNED TO BE SEATED. PAX GOT UP, FLT ATTENDANT GOT UP TO SEAT PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7885A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7885A-1981-12-09), registration cancelled 1981-12-09, S/N 21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD-AVION 262
- Registry model: [Nord 262-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (registry code 6380501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770831033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831033399A), Aug 31, 1977: Aerosp 262ANORD, Philadelphia, PA. Cabin personnel warned to be seated. Pax got up, flt attendant got up to seat pax.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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