# Accident 19940629018039A: Doug MD11, Caribbean, CU, June 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1994, 23:45 local time
- Place: Caribbean, CU
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Aircraft: N1752K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2D1F
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940629018039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN CABIN. COPILOT AT CONTROLS. RESERVE PILOT LEFT SEAT. LEGS HIT YOKE WHEN PILOT MOVED SEAT. SUDDEN PITCHDOWN

## 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 MIA94FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA169), Jun 29, 1994: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (N1752K), Caribbean, minor damage. Probable cause: THE RESERVE FIRST OFFICER'S UNAUTHORIZED MOVEMENT OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT DURING FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE FIRST OFFICER'S LEGS BEING FORCED AGAINST THE CONTROL COLUMN, PUSHING IT FORWARD, AND…

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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