Douglas DC-9-31 N8978E

Summary

On 25 July 1984 at about 22:40 local time, a Douglas DC-9-31 registered N8978E was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, United States. 100 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 1984 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.4898, -82.1592

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9-31

Registration

N8978E

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA235

1 person was seriously injured.

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

DURING A TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER A PAX STANDING IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN FELL AND SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEG. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ENTIRE FLT. AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CAPT, IN-FLT SERVICE BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS WAS TERMINATED. THE INJURED PAX ASKED A FLT ATTD IF HE COULD SMOKE. HE WAS DIRECTED TO GO AFT TO A SEAT IN THE SMOKING SECTION. THE PAX WENT AFT BUT COULD NOT FIND A SUITABLE SEAT AND ELECTED TO STAND IN THE AISLE. BOTH FLT ATTDS WERE BUSY SECURING THE GALLEY AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THE STANDING PAX.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.