Investigation number
197406007
Occurrence date
Location
near Caiguna
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Highest injury level
Serious
At 1400 hours WST on 14 October, 1974 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 injury and there
was damage to cabin fittings and furnishings.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Model
727
Registration
VH-TJB
Operation type
Air Transport High Capacity
Departure point
Perth
Departure time
1305
Destination
Adelaide
Damage
Minor