# NTSB NYC81DA069: British AC 1-11, N1127J, Pittsburgh, PA, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 69 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127J-1991-02-22), registration cancelled 1991-02-22, S/N BAC180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Registry model: [British BAC 1-11 204/AF](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-204-af) (registry code 1480210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

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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