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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1978 |
| Time: | 12:38 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011-385 TriStar 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N312EA |
| MSN: | 1019 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13966 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 302 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY |
| San Juan, PR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
About half-way to destination, while cruising at flight level 330 in clouds, the aircraft encountered severe turbulence which lasted about 1.9 min.
One passenger sustained serious injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 2001 | C-FTNA | Air Transat | 0 | 78 km NE of Lyon |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2024 09:03 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Oct-2024 09:16 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Oct-2024 09:20 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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