# Accident 19870928066129A: Lkheed 10113851, Bermuda, BD, September 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1987, 15:43 local time
- Place: Bermuda, BD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N317EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122*
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,555 total, 786 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928066129A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE EN ROUTE.DOWNDRAFTS INJURED PASSENGERS,FLIGHT ATTENDANTS,DAMAGE AIRCRAFT INTERIOR.

## 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 NYC87FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA264), Sep 28, 1987: Lockheed L-1011 (N317EA), Bermuda, Bermuda, minor damage. Probable cause: ENCOUNTER WITH UNDETECTABLE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

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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