# Accident 19911005045669A: Boeing 727243, Little Rock, AR, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 02:30 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 34.7504° N, 92.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7504&lon=-92.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17402-2001-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-243 (registry code 138408D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727243
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045669A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AT FL350. SEAT SIGN ON. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED. PILOT FAILED ADVISE.

## 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 FTW92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA001), Oct 5, 1991: Boeing 727-243 (N17402), Little Rock, AR, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SPECIFICALLY WARN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WARNINGS. A FACTOR WAS THE TURBULENCE.

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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