# Accident 19830127044939A: Boeing 727200, Yakima, WA, January 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1983, 20:10 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N292WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N292WA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,704 total, 7,064 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127044939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY AS HE EXITED LAVATORY WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERE TURBULENCE.SEAT BELT SIGNS WERE ON

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N292WA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891002048179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002048179I), Oct 2, 1989: Boeing 727247 (N292WA), Covington - Cin, OH. A suste, hydraulic failure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Left gear door actuator upline had ruptured.
- [Incident 19870428044309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428044309I), Apr 28, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N292WA), Salt Lake City, UT. Lost number 3 engine while inbound. Safe landing. Fuel pump garlock seal was leaking.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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