Airbus A300 N291EA
2 June 1981 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1981 at about 20:12 local time, a Airbus A300 registered N291EA, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 169 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300
- Registration
- N291EA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orlando, Fl → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 4-0031
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 166 |
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
SUDDENLY ENCTRD SVR TURB NR EASTERN EDGE OF AN AREA OF SHOWERS & TSTMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1981 | Airbus A300 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1997 | Airbus A300-600 | Saudia Arabia, Saudi Arabia | Emirates Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Airbus A300-600 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Korean Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 20 Apr 1998 | Airbus A300-600 | Atlantic Ocean | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1998 | Airbus A300 | London, United Kingdom | American Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |