# Accident 19910704030619A: Boeing 757232, Alma, GA, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 12:07 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 31.5405° N, 82.4704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5405&lon=-82.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N605DL-2022-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 124
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,550 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704030619A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CUMULUS CLOUD. NO TIME TO DEVIATE. PASSENGER INJURED. SEAT BELT SIGN NOT ON WHILE AVOIDING BUILD UPS.

## 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 ATL91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA123), Jul 4, 1991: Boeing 757-232 (N605DL), Alma, GA, no damage. Probable cause: TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS, WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A DISSIPATING THUNDERSTORM.

## Other reports on N605DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19860421031019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860421031019I), Apr 21, 1986: Boeing 757232 (N605DL), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Mechanics started aircraft for taxi and it rolled into a hangar. Failed to turn on left hydraulic pump.

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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