Accident · 1991-05-04

NTSB case ATL91LA091 · BOEING B767-287ER · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1991-05-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BOEING B767-287ER (N651US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

THE DELAYED INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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