British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) BAC 1-11 accident near Green Canyon172, September 6, 1983
On September 6, 1983 at about 6:14 pm local time, a British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) BAC 1-11, registered YS17C, was involved in an accident near Green Canyon172 (Moisant airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 68 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 6, 1983 · about 6:14 pm local time
- Place
- Green Canyon172 · Moisant
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 68 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) BAC 1-11
- Registration
- YS17C · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE FLIGHT DEVIATING AROUND AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE THAT CAUSED 1 SERIOUS AND 2 MINOR INJURIES
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 25,000 hours in all; 4,500 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 23,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 80,000 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce UNKNOWN (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BZE Belizectybelize
- Destination: MSY New Orleans LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 5 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 | 63 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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