25.7954° N, 80.2901° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 9, 1991 · 11:45 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N650US
Reported as
Boeing 767201
People aboard
213
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Encountered severe clear air turbulence on descent. Injured hit ceiling.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ON DESCENT. INJURED HIT CEILING.