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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-232 · Birmingham, AL · August 16, 1993

Date
August 16, 1993 · 14:45 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N674DL
Reported as
Boeing 757232
People aboard
186
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,500 total565 in this make and model210 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.

Entered a mal cumulus cloud. Encountered turbulence. Three people injured. Had seat belt sign on.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED A MAL CUMULUS CLOUD. ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. THREE PEOPLE INJURED. HAD SEAT BELT SIGN ON.