# Accident 19971001029339A: Doug DC982, Cross City, FL, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997, 20:44 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 29.6307° N, 83.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6307&lon=-83.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33502-2019-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,389 total, 3,389 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001029339A

## Narrative

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

CELL BUILDUP FROM BELOW CAUSED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND INJURIES. SEAT SIGN NOT ON.  ROLLED DC9 30 DEGREES.  LEVEL 4                                    (-23) RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM FROM BELOW ENCOUNTERED. AS CELL APPEARED ON RADAR A TURN COMMENCED TO AVOID. DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED REQUIRED FURTHER INCREASING THE TURN. AIRCRAFT PASSED THRU EDGE OF THE CELL, EXPERIENCED ONE SECOND OF MODERATED TURBULENCE.

## 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 MIA98LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA002), Oct 2, 1997: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N33502), Cross City, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The in-flight encounter with turbulence associated with a nearby level 6 thunderstorm with moderate rain while deviating.

## Other reports on N33502 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010924025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010924025609I), Sep 24, 2001: Doug DC982 (N33502), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On September 24, 2001 at approx. 1557 CDT an American airlines DC9-82 reported to a.t.c. that it had a problem with intermittent hydraulics. Aircraft…

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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