# Accident 19930426037469A: Boeing 757232, Miami, FL, April 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1993, 22:18 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646DL-2018-10-30) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426037469A

## Narrative

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

ON DESCENT TO MIAMI ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.STEWARDESS RECEIVED BROKEN ANKLE. THUNDERSTORMS NEARBY

## 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 MIA93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA110), Apr 27, 1993: Boeing 757-232 (N646DL), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ANTICIPATE TURBULENCE IN OBSERVED WEATHER AND REQUEST THAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BE SEATED, BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE OBSERVED WEATHER.

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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