# Accident 19951107036239A: Boeing 737232, Pensacola, FL, November 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1995, 14:56 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.4734° N, 87.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENSACOLA INTL (PNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4734&lon=-87.1866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312DL-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 277 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951107036239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON DESCENT INTO PNS. SEAT BELT SIGN ON. PASSENGER STANDING IN AISLE. LEG WAS BROKEN.

## 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 MIA96LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA019), Nov 7, 1995: Boeing 737-200 (N312DL), Pensacola, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE SEATED AND UTILIZE A SEATBELT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N312DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19981018034249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018034249I), Oct 18, 1998: Boeing 737* (N312DL), Rochester, NY. On Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 0832 EST, a Boeing 737, N312DL, flight 2351, operated by delta airlines, departed from Rochester international airport and…
- [Incident 19920314008349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920314008349I), Mar 14, 1992: Boeing 737232 (N312DL), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. APU fire warning prior to push back. Shut it down. Used fire bottle. Evacuated. No fire. APU turbine failed.

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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