# Incident 19970125002929I: Aerosp ATR72, Chattanooga, TN, January 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1997, 19:39 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N641AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N641AS-2009-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 (registry code 8680946, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125002929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHA AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 ON JANUARY 25, 1997. ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS TWO FLIGHT CREW, TWO CABIN CREW AND THREE PASSENGERS. DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 7,600 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT, YOLANDA N. NICHOLS RELEASED HER SEAT BELT TO INSTRUCT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON CABIN SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSET BY THE TURBULENCE AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT NICHOLS WAS THROWN INTO THE OVER HEAD AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT ENCOUNTERED MINOR SPRAIN OF NECK AND BACK. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DROVE HERSELF TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED. SHE RETURNED FOR DUTY THE NEXT DAY. I CONSIDER THE MATTER 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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