Lockheed L-1011 CFTNJ
25 November 1983 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 November 1983 at about 00:25 local time, a Lockheed L-1011 registered CFTNJ, operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 161 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, 20 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-1011
- Registration
- CFTNJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Air Canada
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port of Spain → Toronto, Canada
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA84AA008
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 136 |
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
DURING FLT AT FL350, THE FLTCREW NOTED SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THEIR ROUTE OF FLT & ADVISED THE ATC CONTROLLER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DETOUR. AFTER TURNING & CLIMBING TO FL370, THEY NOTED 'MODERATE CHOP TO LIGHT TURBULENCE' & SAW A FLASH OF LIGHTNING TO THE NORTH. THE FLTCREW TURNED ON THE SEATBELT SIGN & ANNOUNCED IN FRENCH & ENGLISH FOR OCCUPANTS TO REMAIN SEATED & FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS. WHILE FLYING IN 'UPPER CLOUD' ABOUT 20 MI DOWNWIND FROMA LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. SOME OCCUPANTS WHO WERE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED WERE INJURED & SOME WERE HIT BY LOOSE OBJECTS. SERVICE CARTS AS WELL AS OTHER OBJECTS WERE THROWN ABOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-1011 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1984 | Lockheed L-1011 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1982 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Lockheed L-1011-385-3 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |