19861222072299A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 7373B7 · Greensboro, NC · December 22, 1986

Date
December 22, 1986 · 21:20 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N369AU
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA046
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
127
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,600 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft encountred severe clear air turbulence, causing injuries. Dispatcher did not have necessary reports.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTRED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE, CAUSING INJURIES. DISPATCHER DID NOT HAVE NECESSARY REPORTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.