# Incident 19940515023889I: Doug DC9, Ft Myers, FL, May 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1994, 21:30 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515023889I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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