OAK79DA017

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Honolulu, HI · February 21, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1979
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
2 serious, 75 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N73711Boeing 737
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138206

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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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1-0007  79/2/21  NR.HONOLULU,HI        BOEING 737          CR-  0  2  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N73711              PX-  0  0 72                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - ALOHA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KONA,HA                     HONOLULU,HA
        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)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CABIN ATTENDANTS REMAINED IN HOSPITAL OVER 48HRS FOR OBSERVATION DUE TO INJURIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N73711
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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