# Accident 19960428014539A: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, April 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7443U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428014539A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED KNOWN TURBULENCE ON DESCENT FOR AIRPORT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT THROWN TO FLOOR BROKE TAILBONE. SEAT LIGHT ON (-23) DURING A DESCENT INTO CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT UNITED FLIGHT 392 A BOEING 727, EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR AND RECEIVED A BROKEN TAIL BONE.

## 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 CHI96IA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA145), Apr 28, 1996: Boeing 727-222A (N7443U), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: a passenger disturbance that required the flight attendant to leave her seat. A factor in this accident was the encounter with turbulence as the flight attendant was performing her assigned duties.

## Other reports on N7443U (3)

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

- [Incident 19981205042899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981205042899I), Dec 5, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Syracuse, NY. On December 5, 1998, at 1259 EDT a Boeing 727-222, s/n 21897, N7443U, registered to united airlines inc., did a precautionary landing, because the number one…
- [Incident 19920612032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612032249I), Jun 12, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. After starting engines captain thought he had clearance to release brakes. Rolled onto tow bar. Tug not removed.
- [Incident 19920422024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422024099I), Apr 22, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7443U), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Crew learned aft cargo door open after departure. Returned. Crew failed to notice warning light.

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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