38.2542° N, 85.7594° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 21, 1987 · 20:30 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N1292L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Severe clear air turbulence at cruise altitude. One passenger hurt. Landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. ONE PASSENGER HURT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.