Accident · 1997-05-26

NTSB case ATL97LA075 · Lockheed L-1011-385-3 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-385-3 (N768DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of the flight attendants to maintain control of loose cabin service equipment, a salt shaker, that resulted in an uncorrected tripping hazard.

Source: NTSB case ATL97LA075

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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