# Incident 19860317016359I: Boeing 737232, Nashville, TN, March 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1986, 12:25 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N307DL-2007-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860317016359I

## Narrative

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

SUITCASE FELL OUT OF OVERHEAD EN ROUTE STRIKING A PASSENGER ON THE HEAD.

## Other reports on N307DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19921110050619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921110050619I), Nov 10, 1992: Boeing 737232 (N307DL), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Bird strike on NR1 engine after takeoff. Returned. And landed safely.
- [Incident 19890724043059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724043059I), Jul 24, 1989: Boeing 737232 (N307DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Unsafe gear indication after departure. Returned. Replaced landing gear module and gear handle position switch.

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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