British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC-111-203 N1544
24 May 1988 · Orlando, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1988 at about 19:30 local time, a British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC-111-203 registered N1544, operated by Braniff, Inc., was involved in an incident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 61 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4790, -81.3199
- Aircraft
- British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC-111-203
- Registration
- N1544
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Braniff, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88IA177
People
6 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
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 WAS DESCENDING THRU 13000 FT WHEN TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. FOUR PASSENGERS AND TWO FLIGHT ATTENDENTS WERE INJURED. THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED WHEN THEIR SEATBELTS' END FITTINGS DETACHED FROM THEIR SEATS' TIE-DOWN SHACKLES AND THE PASSENGERS STRUCK CABIN FURNISHINGS. TESTS DETERMINED THAT WHEN A SHACKLE'S ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS OVERTIGHTENED (AND THE SHACKLE WAS NOT FREE TO SELF-CENTER) A SEATBELT LOAD WOULD BEND THE KEEPER ON THE BELT'S END FITTING AND THE FITTING WOULD OPEN AND DETACH FROM THE SHACKLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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