SEA76AS036

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Boise, ID · February 16, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1976
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 serious, 82 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7629UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151980

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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  76/2/16    BOISE,ID            BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N7629U              PX-  0  1 75                            48, 18600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            192 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CREW MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSSIBLE TURBC.PAX LEFT SEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7629U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.