# Accident 19861222072299A: Boeing 7373B7, Greensboro, NC, December 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1986, 21:20 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 127
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222072299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA046), Dec 23, 1986: Boeing 737-300 (N369AU), Dublin, VA, minor 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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