# Incident 19841019076059I: Doug DC871, Hamilton, AL, October 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 34.1391° N, 87.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1391&lon=-87.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- Reported engine: GE CFM562US
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019076059I

## Narrative

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

UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT AT FL334. INJURIES TO SOME PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA014), Oct 19, 1984: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71 (N825E), Hamilton, AL, no damage

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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