# Accident 19970906044549A: Bag ATP, Peru, IL, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 20:40 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Airport: Illinois Valley Regional/Walter A
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UF6A
- Location: 41.3395° N, 89.1190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3395&lon=-89.1190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855AW-2004-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE ATP (registry code 1500300, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-atp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126A (registry code 52125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw126a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG ATP
- Reported engine: PWA PW126A
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906044549A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE AT CRUISE 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INJURED. CAT AT NIGHT. SCATTERED THIN CLOUDS. SEAT BELT SIGN OFF. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH THE TOPS OF CLOUDS.  ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THE GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI97LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA285), Sep 7, 1997: British Aerospace BAE-ATP (N855AW), Peru, IL, no damage. Probable cause: sudden/unexpected encounter with clear air turbulence.

## Other reports on N855AW (4)

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

- [Incident 19980409022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980409022949I), Apr 9, 1998: N855AW, Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On pushback rt engine running ground crew unhooked aircraft without signal to set brakes or chocks. Struck tug.
- [Incident 19920707028399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707028399I), Jul 7, 1992: Bag BAE146100A (N855AW), Peoria, IL. Left engine fire warning on descent. Secured engine. Landed safely. Fire warning system failed to disclose cause.
- [Incident 19910719041309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719041309I), Jul 19, 1991: Bag ATP (N855AW), Appleton, WI. Overheat on cabin floor due to loose clamp on airconditioning system. Diverted for landing.
- [Incident 19910218010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218010709I), Feb 18, 1991: Bac 146300A (N855AW), Green Bay, WI. Smoke in cockpit. Lost all radios after takeoff. Continued to destination. Microphone select switch shorted.

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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