# NTSB UNK64X2722: Caravelle, N1007U, Knoxville, TN, July 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1964
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 minor, 50 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2722
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2722

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1007U-1970-05-18), registration cancelled 1970-05-18, S/N 92 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARAVELLE
- Registry model: [Sud SE 210 CARAVELLE VIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-se-210-caravelle-vir) (registry code 8680206) (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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