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Boeing 707-323C N8415

3 April 1983 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 3 April 1983 at about 02:45 local time, a Boeing 707-323C registered N8415, operated by Global Int'l Airways, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 191 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Coordinates
39.1692, -76.6693
Aircraft
Boeing 707-323C
Registration
N8415
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Global Int'l Airways
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Orlando → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL83FA328

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
191 0 1 0 190

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

THE FLT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ABOUT 20-25 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE RETRIEVING CUPS & TRASH AT THE CONCLUSION OF A HOT MEAL SERVICE. AN ATTENDANT WAS THROWN UPWARD STRIKING THE CEILING, THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A LOWER BACK INJURY. THE FLT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS WHEN THE TURBULENCE, CHARACTERIZED AS 'HEAVY' OR'SEVERE' WAS ENCOUNTERED. A PA ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE EARLY IN THE FLT THAT TURBULENCE WAS EXPECTED & THAT THE SEAT BELT SIGN WOULD BE LEFT ON DURING THE FLT. THE ATTENDANTS WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE CAPTAIN TO PROVIDE THE SCHEDULED MEAL SERVICE. THE SENIOR ATTENDANT STATED SHE WAS TOLD BY THE CAPTAIN EARLIER IN THE FLT THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE OTHER ATTENDANTS TAKE THEIR SEATS (BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE) AT HER DISCRETION & THE CAPTAIN WOULD MAKE A PA ANNOUNCEMENT IF THE WX WORSENED. SHE ALSO STATED SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED IF SHE CHOSE NOT TO PROVIDE THE MEAL SERVICE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS STATED THEY WERE NOT GIVEN ANY WARNING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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