32.0835° N, 81.0998° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1988 · 15:46 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
NR740
Reported as
Boeing 737300
People aboard
122
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,700 total100 in this make and model100 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.
Plane experienced severe turbulence. Landed at Savannah for medical attention for stewardess and aircraft inspection
As the FAA filed it
PLANE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE.LANDED AT SAVANNAH FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR STEWARDESS AND AIRCRAFT INSPECTION