# Accident 19910323009299A: Boeing 727222, Buffalo, NY, March 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.9307° N, 78.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9307&lon=-78.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7449U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7449U-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,033 total, 15,625 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910323009299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. SEAT BELT SIGN NOT ON. THREE ATTENDANTS AND ONE 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 CHI91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA115), Mar 23, 1991: Boeing 727-222 (N7449U), Buffalo, NY, no damage. Probable cause: A CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.

## Other reports on N7449U (1)

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

- [Incident 19990109008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990109008779I), Jan 9, 1999: Boeing 727222 (N7449U), Minneapolis, MN. (-5)Rt. Gear door lites on with gear handle in up position. Both red and amber lites were on, recycled gear, no help. Returned to msp and landed without…

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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