# Accident 19970326039799A: Atlanta, GA, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997, 13:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9004° N, 84.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9004&lon=-84.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332MC (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,494 total, 4,240 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326039799A

## Narrative

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

CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE DESCENDING THRU FL30. ATTENDANT INJURED. (-23) THIS TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER (WITH AN INJURY) WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FAA REGIONAL COMM CENTER OR TO FSDO PERSONNEL.  THE DASSUALT 900B WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO PDC. IN DESCENT, AT 27,000 FEET, A HEAVY DOWNDRAFT WAS EXPERIENCED AND A FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE.

## 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 ATL97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA055), Mar 26, 1997: Dassault Falcon 900B (N332MC), Chamblee, GA, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with clear air turbulence, which led to injury of the flight attendant. A factor associated with the accident was: that the flight attendant was not being restrained by a seat belt.

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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