41.7856° N, 87.7527° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1991 · 17:15 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MIDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N806ML
Reported as
Doug DC987
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total3,000 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
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.
Turbulence on descent into Chicago area. Passenger and flight attendant slightly injured. Seat belt sign on.
As the FAA filed it
TURBULENCE ON DESCENT INTO CHICAGO AREA. PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT SLIGHTLY INJURED. SEAT BELT SIGN ON.