# Accident 19970302015999A: Boeing 7572Q8, Danville, IL, March 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1997, 05:30 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CMDF
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7572Q8
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970302015999A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON DESCENT OR AIRPORT. TURBULENCE UNAVOIDABLE(-23) MEXICANA AIRLINES FLIGHT 199, MAR 2, 1997, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT FROM FL260 TO FL200, APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES SOUTH OF ORD. 18 PASSENGERS INITIALLY REPORTED INJURED, 14 MINOR, 4 SERIOUS. 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  CREW STATEMENTS REQUESTED BUT NOT FORWARDED.

## 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 CHI97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA078), Mar 2, 1997: Boeing 757-2Q8 (N755AT), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: Clear air turbulence.

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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