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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3B7 · Altoona, PA · August 7, 1998

Date
August 7, 1998 · 11:15 local
Place
Altoona, PA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515AU
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98IA165
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Aircraft encountered wake turbulence while climbing through 29,000 ft. at 10 miles behind a DC-10

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 29,000 FT. AT 10 MILES BEHIND A DC-10

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N515AU · 1

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