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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767223 · Cimarron, NM · March 24, 1988

Date: March 24, 1988 · 10:40 local
Place: Cimarron, NM
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N308AA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI88IA081
Reported as: Boeing 767223
People aboard: 205
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,331 in this make and model

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.

Encountered severe clear air turbulence en route at FL330 injuring 2 passengers and a flight attendant.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE EN ROUTE AT FL330 INJURING 2 PASSENGERS AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI88IA081Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCimarron, NMWhile in normal cruise flight at FL 370, the flt crew was advised by ARTCC personnel that other aircraft were experiencing occasional severe turbulence at FL 370 along their route of flight. A descent was made to FL 330 to avoid turbulence. Later, as the…Mar 24, 1988 · No damage