Accident · 2001-07-25

NTSB case CHI01LA245 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N780NC)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The passenger (an off duty flight attendant) disregarded the flight crews warning regarding turbulence along with the seat belt sign which had been turned on.

Source: NTSB case CHI01LA245

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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