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| Date: | Monday 14 October 1974 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-176 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) |
| Registration: | VH-TJB |
| MSN: | 18742/81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Caiguna, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | YPPH |
| YPAD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 1400 hours WST on 14 October 1974, a Boeing 727-76 aircraft registered VH-TJB, encountered severe turbulence during cruise at flight level 350 near Caiguna, Western Australia. Two of the fifty-one passengers were seriously injured, eighteen passengers and two flight hostesses sustained minor injuries and there was damage to cabin fittings and furnishings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1974/aair/aair197406007/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24612/197406007.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 00:21 | Pineapple | Added |
| 11-Dec-2021 03:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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