19900120013849A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC1010 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · January 20, 1990

Date
January 20, 1990 · 00:50 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N124AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA058
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
116
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,550 total

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.

On descent in area of level 2 rainshowers hit severe downdraft. Passengers and attendants injured. Seat sign on.

As the FAA filed it

ON DESCENT IN AREA OF LEVEL 2 RAINSHOWERS HIT SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. PASSENGERS AND ATTENDANTS INJURED. SEAT SIGN ON.

NTSB investigation

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