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Accident

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-223 · Fort Myers, FL · July 18, 1990

Date: July 18, 1990 · 16:48 local
Place: Fort Myers, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N6834
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA90LA155
Reported as: Boeing 727223
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard: 148
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total573 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

N6834Registration cancelled Jan 27, 2004 · Boeing 727-223S/N 20187 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBoeing 727-223 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Entered severe unforecast turbulence on descent through clouds. Flight attendent and passenger injured.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED SEVERE UNFORECAST TURBULENCE ON DESCENT THROUGH CLOUDS. FLIGHT ATTENDENT AND PASSENGER 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.

NTSB MIA90LA155Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Myers, FLUnforecasted encounter with weather. The airplane encountered severe turblence during enroute descent, resulting in one flight attendant sustaining serious injury, and one passenger sustaining minor injury.Jul 18, 1990 · No damage

Other reports on N6834 · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000328019659IDescent · Kansas City, MO(-23)On 3-28-00, at approx 2112, kitty hawk flight 713, N6834, declared an emergency inbound to Kansas City International. The pilot reported in the aircraft log book that during descent and level off he had a hard time disengaging the autopilot. Autopilot…Mar 28, 2000 Incident 19821006063319IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Nashville, TNPilot struck a fence while taxiing from gate. 50 feet of fence knocked down.Oct 6, 1982 · Substantial damage Incident 19820112003679ILevel Off Touchdown · Chicago, ILZp two right main tires blew out on landing. Tires and gravel deflector replaced.Jan 12, 1982 Incident 19780503031659IClimb · Boston, MAFlight returned after shutdown of one engine due to vibration. Found internal damage to engine.May 3, 1978