33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 26, 1987 · 16:38 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N373AU
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
People aboard
126
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,200 total30 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airline encountered turbulence on descent. Two flight attendants and one passenger injured. Seatbelt sign on.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRLINE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON DESCENT. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND ONE PASSENGER INJURED. SEATBELT SIGN ON.