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.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1983 | Boeing 707-123B | Oakland, California, United States | American Trans Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1982 | Boeing 707-131B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Trans World Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 11 Nov 1982 | Boeing 707-300 | Miami, Florida, United States | Arrow Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Nov 1982 | Boeing 707-323C | Miami, Florida, United States | Aerotal Ltda. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Boeing 707-323C | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1982 | Boeing 707-123B | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tigerair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Champion 402 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172F | Hancock, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Rockwell S2R | Massey, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |