# Accident 19971031040859A: Dhav DHC8201, Jacksonville, FL, October 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1997, 20:32 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 30.4901° N, 81.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4901&lon=-81.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988HA-2014-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-202 (registry code 2809007, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8201
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,706 total, 9,108 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971031040859A

## Narrative

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

SERVERE TURBULENCE ON CLIMBOUT. PASSENGER FAILED FASTEN SEAT BELT WITH SIGN ON. SERIOUS INJURIES. RETURNED TO CRG. (-23) DURING DEPARTURE (JAX-TPA) AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE. AS A RESULT, ONE UNBELTED PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND ANOTHER LOOSELY BELTED PASSENGER, A SPRAINED NECK. BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE TURBULENCE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD PROVIDED A SAFETY BRIEFING TO KEEP SEATBELTS FASTENED AND THE SEATBELT WARNING SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. NO FAA RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVED.

## 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 MIA98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA017), Nov 1, 1997: de Havilland DH-8-201 (N988HA), Jacksonville, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The passengers failure to secure her seatbelt as directed by the flight crew (seatbelt sign illuminated) on initial takeoff climb resulting in her ejection from her seat during an encounter with…

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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