# Accident 19900718032869A: Boeing 727223, Fort Myers, FL, July 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1990, 16:48 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 26.5604° N, 81.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5604&lon=-81.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6834-2004-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 573 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718032869A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SEVERE UNFORECAST TURBULENCE ON DESCENT THROUGH CLOUDS. FLIGHT ATTENDENT AND PASSENGER 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 MIA90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA155), Jul 18, 1990: Boeing 727-223 (N6834), Fort Myers, FL, no damage. Probable cause: UNFORECASTED ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBLENCE DURING ENROUTE DESCENT, RESULTING IN ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURY, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINING MINOR…

## Other reports on N6834 (4)

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

- [Incident 20000328019659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328019659I), Mar 28, 2000: Boeing 727223 (N6834), 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…
- [Incident 19821006063319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006063319I), Oct 6, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot struck a fence while taxiing from gate. 50 feet of fence knocked down.
- [Incident 19820112003679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820112003679I), Jan 12, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Chicago, IL. Zp two right main tires blew out on landing. Tires and gravel deflector replaced.
- [Incident 19780503031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503031659I), May 3, 1978: Boeing 727223 (N6834), Boston, MA. Flight returned after shutdown of one engine due to vibration. Found internal damage to engine.

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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