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| Date: | Wednesday 25 July 1984 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N8978E |
| MSN: | 47327/391 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Augusta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Columbia, SC (KCAE) |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER A PAX STANDING IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN FELL AND SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEG. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ENTIRE FLT. AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CAPT, IN-FLT SERVICE BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS WAS TERMINATED. THE INJURED PAX ASKED A FLT ATTD IF HE COULD SMOKE. HE WAS DIRECTED TO GO AFT TO A SEAT IN THE SMOKING SECTION. THE PAX WENT AFT BUT COULD NOT FIND A SUITABLE SEAT AND ELECTED TO STAND IN THE AISLE. BOTH FLT ATTDS WERE BUSY SECURING THE GALLEY AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THE STANDING PAX.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA235
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1990 | N8978E | Eastern Air Lines | 0 | Louisville, KY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 13:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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