# Accident 19900511042579A: Boeing 737291, Washington, DC, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N990UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N990UA-2003-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,565 total, 3,115 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511042579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO90LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA043), May 11, 1990: Boeing B-737 (N990UA), Washington, DC, no damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, RESULTING IN INJURY TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

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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