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FAA incident report · Boeing 737200 · San Antonio, TX · November 3, 1995

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Date
November 3, 1995 · 23:30 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VSTA
Aircraft
N311VA
Reported as
Boeing 737200
People aboard
40
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on November 3, 1995, aircraft N311VA, a Boeing 737-200, owned and operated by viscount air services, inc., was reconfigured from 122 seats down to 44 seats to support the San Antonio spurs. The takeoff from San Antonio was normal. At about 9000 ft., the captain was notified that a seat occupied by two players (chuck person & del demps) had flipped backward and slid aft. The aircraft was turned around and landed back in San Antonio. The captain requested medical assistance for the two players. The sat fire department came on the aircraft and examined Mr. Person. He was carried off the aircraft and transported to the hospital. His seat mate did not appear hurt and was walking around, however, he did go to the hospital as a precautionary measure. The seat in question was removed from the aircraft and sent to the company for evaluation. No defects could be found with the seat. However, viscount elected to take all weber seats out of service. The new seats to be used are putman company seats (ptc). Evaluation of the aircraft seat tracks showed no evidence of excessive wear nor damage. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 3, 1995, AIRCRAFT N311VA, A BOEING 737-200, OWNED AND OPERATED BY VISCOUNT AIR SERVICES, INC., WAS RECONFIGURED FROM 122 SEATS DOWN TO 44 SEATS TO SUPPORT THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS. THE TAKEOFF FROM SAN ANTONIO WAS NORMAL. AT ABOUT 9000 FT., THE CAPTAIN WAS NOTIFIED THAT A SEAT OCCUPIED BY TWO PLAYERS (CHUCK PERSON & DEL DEMPS) HAD FLIPPED BACKWARD AND SLID AFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED AROUND AND LANDED BACK IN SAN ANTONIO. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE TWO PLAYERS. THE SAT FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME ON THE AIRCRAFT AND EXAMINED MR. PERSON. HE WAS CARRIED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. HIS SEAT MATE DID NOT APPEAR HURT AND WAS WALKING AROUND, HOWEVER, HE DID GO TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE SEAT IN QUESTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SENT TO THE COMPANY FOR EVALUATION. NO DEFECTS COULD BE FOUND WITH THE SEAT. HOWEVER, VISCOUNT ELECTED TO TAKE ALL WEBER SEATS OUT OF SERVICE. THE NEW SEATS TO BE USED ARE PUTMAN COMPANY SEATS (PTC). EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SEAT TRACKS SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR NOR DAMAGE. INCIDENT CLOSED.