# Incident 19970714026379I: Doug MD88, Covington/Cinci, KY, July 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1997, 13:58 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.0488° N, 84.6678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL (CVG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0488&lon=-84.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921DL-2019-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714026379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON RADAR DOWNWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000' FOR CVG RWY 18L, DELTA FLT 1964 ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE IN IMC. THE TURBULENCE RESULTED IN THE FORWARD TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BEING THROWN INTO THE GALLEY DOOR(S) AND SUSTAINING NECK AND BACK INJURIES. BOTH F/A'S ADMITTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. BOTH RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SEE ATTACHED MEMO TO MR. CARRIGAN FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND RECORD OF TELEPHONE CALL - IF DESIRED.

## Other reports on N921DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20000830026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000830026849I), Aug 30, 2000: Doug MD88 (N921DL), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)During taxi for take off on runway 28C, passengers in aft cabin started to complain about smoke and fumes. Flight crew elected to evacuate aircraft. Three…
- [Incident 19920802043939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802043939I), Aug 2, 1992: Doug MD88 (N921DL), Houston, TX, Minor damage. NR3 and NR4 tires on right main gear blew out on touchdown.

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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