- Date
- May 29, 1982, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 109 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N801EVDouglas DC8-52
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 69837
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The flt had been airborne about 25 min with the seat belt sign on because of the possibility of turbulence. Two flight attendants were preparing the beverage cart when turbulence was encountered. The acft suddenly dropped downward causing the two attendants to hit the ceiling before falling to the floor. At the same time the beverage cart struck one attendant on the floor causing a fractured wrist. A young passenger returning from the lavatory fell to the floor & cut her leg on a baggage restraint bar beneath a seat. The turbulence was encountered at lat of 30-25N & long of 078-53W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801EV
- Reported as
- Douglas DC8-52
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45750
- Airframe hours
- 46,356
- Engine
- P & W JT3D-3B, 17,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Northeastern Int'L. Airways
- Registered owner
- Evergreen Internatonal
- Departed
- MCO · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12,125 total · 6,100 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg