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Accident

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-291 · Washington, DC · May 11, 1990

Date
May 11, 1990 · 13:00 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N990UA
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90LA043
Reported as
Boeing 737291
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
84
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,565 total3,115 in this make and model163 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.

Encounteered unforecast clear air turbulence on descent. A flight attendant was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTEERED UNFORECAST CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ON DESCENT. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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