# Accident 19970128047229A: Doug DC951, Stlouis, MO, January 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1997, 08:50 local time
- Place: Stlouis, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 37.3398° N, 89.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3398&lon=-89.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414EA-2002-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128047229A

## Narrative

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

(-16) TWA FLT. 374 ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE 90 MILES SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS (STL 155K 90 DME) AT FL210. ONE PASSENGER AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SERIOUSLY INJURED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. TWO OTHER AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT (TWA 602 AND PRIME AIR 32) REPORTED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE SAME LOCATION, APPROXIMATELY SAME TIME.

## 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 CHI97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA060), Jan 28, 1997: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N414EA), Cape Girardeau, MO, no damage. Probable cause: clear air turbulence encountered by the flight.

## Other reports on N414EA (1)

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

- [Incident 19831215075039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831215075039I), Dec 15, 1983: Doug DC951 (N414EA), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Aborted. Engine blew in area of burner cans and aft on bottom side. Cause undetermined.

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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