UNK64X2722

NTSB accident investigation · Caravelle · Knoxville, TN · July 8, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 8, 1964
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 minor, 50 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1007UCaravelle
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184996

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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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1-0059   64/7/8  NR.KNOXVILLE TENN     CARAVELLE           CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1210                    N1007U              PX-  1  0 48                            56, 27000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD PAX REASON UNKNOWN.
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N1007U
Reported as
Caravelle
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
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.