# Accident 19940705019459A: Doug DC932, Valdosta, GA, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 08:10 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VJ6A
- Location: 30.8408° N, 83.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8408&lon=-83.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901VJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,900 total, 1,889 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705019459A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED MODERATE CHOP ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED MULTIPLE LEG FRACTURES. READ MINUS 4GS.

## 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 MIA94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA173), Jul 5, 1994: Douglas DC-9-32 (N901VJ), Valdosta, GA, no damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE THAT WAS NOT FORECAST NOR OBSERVABLE ON RADAR.

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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