# Accident 19900120013849A: Doug DC1010, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1990, 00:50 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120013849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA058), Jan 20, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N124AA), San Juan, PR, no damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE INTO AN AREA OF TURBULENCE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING RAIN STORM.

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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