# Accident 19950316006879A: Boeing 727247, Alma, GA, March 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1995, 14:35 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 31.5392° N, 82.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5392&lon=-82.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295WA-2006-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316006879A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. ROLLED STEEPLY LEFT AND RIGHT. LOST 1500FT. NOT AWARE OF TURBULENCE AREA

## 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 ATL95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA062), Mar 16, 1995: Boeing 727-200 (N295WA), Alma, GA, no damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N295WA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830426024069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426024069I), Apr 26, 1983: Boeing 727 (N295WA), Phoenix, AZ. Pilot taxied onto runawy 26R without clearance from ATC. Tape shows no record of any takeoff clearance.

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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