# Incident 19980809030449I: Boeing 757223, Miami, FL, August 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1998, 18:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619AA-2014-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809030449I

## Narrative

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

A/C DEPARTED MIA AT 1720L. APPROX. 45 MIN INTO FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE RETURNED TO MIA ARRIVING 1923L. FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON. 7 PAX TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. 4 OF THESE  WERE HEAD BUMPS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT, ONE TRANSPORTED PRECAUTIONARY DUE TO RECENT SURGERY- 1 BROKEN TOOTH.

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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