Douglas DC-8 N1306L

28 March 1978 · Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · Serious injuries

Summary

On 28 March 1978 at about 22:30 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1306L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 129 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 28 March 1978 at 22:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
Registration: N1306L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Miami, Fl → Jamacia, Ny
Aircraft damage: Minor
Weather: IMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 1-0002

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
129	0	1	10	118

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLT ENCOUNTERED FORECAST TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 20000FT. SBL TURNED ON AFT ENTER TURB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 1-0002, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 136 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 214 Douglas DC-8 227 1978 4,698

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All 227 records for this type

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12 Sep 1978	Beechcraft G18S N948Q	Nnassau, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
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6 Dec 1978	Lockheed L1011 N312EA	Intl Waters, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
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All 136 records in Atlantic Ocean North Lat.