# Accident 19880524022039A: Bac 111203AE, Orlando, FL, May 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BNFA
- Location: 28.4790° N, 81.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4790&lon=-81.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544-1997-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111203AE
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524022039A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. SEVERAL SEAT BELTS CAME LOOSE. BELT ANCHORS HAD BEEN ROTATED UPSIDE DOWN.HOW UNKNOWN

## 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 MIA88IA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA177), May 24, 1988: British BAC-111-203 (N1544), Orlando, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N1544 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890409016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409016889I), Apr 9, 1989: Bac 111203AE (N1544), Kansas City, MO. Red light for gear doors on final. Recylcled and landed safely. No malfunction found.
- [Incident 19890121005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121005289I), Jan 21, 1989: Bac 111203AE (N1544), Kansas City, MO. Electrical burning odor in cabin. Landed safely. Found a broken light socket melting plastic behind wall panel.
- [Incident 19880921055069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921055069I), Sep 21, 1988: Bac 111203AE (N1544), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Fuel leaking from left wing during refueling. Found damage under wing allowing leaks. Appeared done by a vehicle.
- [Incident 19860518055729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860518055729I), May 18, 1986: Bac 111203AE (N1544), Orlando, FL. Number 1 hydraulic system failed en route. Safe landing, towed to gate. Hydraulic pressure line failed.
- [Incident 19851011069499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011069499I), Oct 11, 1985: Bac 111203AE (N1544), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Wingtip contacted improperly parked fuel truck windshield during taxi to gate. Additional ground handler training.

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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