# Incident 19951103040949I: Boeing 737200, San Antonio, TX, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 23:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VSTA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311VA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103040949I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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