# Incident 19960729027079I: Boeing 727232, Bozeman, MT, July 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1996, 14:28 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536DA-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 143
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960729027079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A DELTA AIRLINES B-727 ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13,500 FEET. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES; ONE COMPLAINED OF A NECK STRAIN, AND THE OTHER WAS INJURED BY A SERVICE CART. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOZEMAN, MONTANA AND LANDED AS SCHEDULED AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

## Other reports on N536DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19800721061829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721061829I), Jul 21, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N536DA), Shreveport, LA. Engine shutdown, flight returned due to high oil temp. Replaced indicator and sensor.

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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