NYC81DA069

NTSB accident investigation · British AC 1-11 · Pittsburgh, PA · June 30, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 30, 1981
Place
Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
Injuries
1 serious, 69 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1127JBritish AC 1-11
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125430

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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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1-0008  81/6/30  NR.PITTSBURGH,PA      BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  1  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N1127J              PX-  0  0 66                            50, 20190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3060 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        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
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      86
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N1127J
Reported as
British AC 1-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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