# Accident 19940212014219A: Boeing 747422, Pacific Ocean, CA, February 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pacific Ocean, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Aircraft: N186UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186UA-2005-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-422 (registry code 1384935, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747422
- Reported engine: PWA PW4056
- People aboard: 408
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,397 total, 1,110 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940212014219A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

## 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 LAX94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA141), Feb 12, 1994: Boeing 747-400 (N186UA), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the chief steward to verify that all flight attendants had been informed, and were complying with the captain's instructions to remain seated with their seatbelts fastened.

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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