# Accident 19910504062889A: Boeing 767200, Memphis, TN, May 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1991, 17:40 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.1699° N, 89.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-89.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767200
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2B2
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504062889A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FL450. RAIN,HAIL AND THUNDERSTORM IN AREA. PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDENT 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 ATL91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA091), May 4, 1991: Boeing B767-287ER (N651US), Memphis, TN, no damage. Probable cause: THE DELAYED INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

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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