26.6406° N, 81.8723° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 15, 1994 · 21:30 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Struck clear air turbelence on letdown for mia. Seat belt sign on. Passenger went to lavatory. Struck head. (-5) on descent to miami, aircraft hit clear air turbulance. Seat belt sign on. Pax went to lav and hit head during 5 sec turbulance encounter. Taken to pan am hospital upon arrival at mia.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK CLEAR AIR TURBELENCE ON LETDOWN FOR MIA. SEAT BELT SIGN ON. PASSENGER WENT TO LAVATORY. STRUCK HEAD. (-5) ON DESCENT TO MIAMI, AIRCRAFT HIT CLEAR AIR TURBULANCE. SEAT BELT SIGN ON. PAX WENT TO LAV AND HIT HEAD DURING 5 SEC TURBULANCE ENCOUNTER. TAKEN TO PAN AM HOSPITAL UPON ARRIVAL AT MIA.