# Accident 19990505041889A: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 22:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Location: 41.7795° N, 87.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7795&lon=-87.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AU-2000-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,658 total, 1,240 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505041889A

## Narrative

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

(.4)FLIGHT 432 ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND WEATHER CELLS DURING A DESCENT FROM 17,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL).  THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INSTRUCTED TO BE SEATED PRIOR TO THE ENCOUNTER.  THE 'A' FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS ABLE TO GET TO HER JUMPSEAT. THE 'B' AND 'C' FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE WERE NOT SEATED AND BOTH WERE THROWN TO THE CEILING DURING THE ENCOUNTER.  THE 'B' FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A CUT AND BRUISES.  THE 'C' FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO LANDED ON THE FLOOR SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIS.                                                       (-23)ON MAY 5, 1999 AT 2220 CDT, A BOEING 737-200 REGISTRATION N208AU, OPERATED BY VANGUARD AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 432, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT INTO CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT.  ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI99LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA145), May 6, 1999: Boeing 737-222 (N208AU), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendants did not follow the cockpit crews instructions to be seated because of expected turbulence. A factor associated with the accident was the turbulence encountered.

## Other reports on N208AU (4)

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

- [Incident 19980525036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525036029I), May 25, 1998: Boeing 737200 (N208AU), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-5) As take off roll was initiated, a shimmy developed and the captain aborted the takeoff and exited the runway. Aircraft sustained major damage to upper and…
- [Incident 19970407008549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407008549I), Apr 7, 1997: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 04/07/97, vanguard flight 123 was inbound to mci, when the crew declared an emergency due to fumes in the cockpit. Maintenance inspected the left…
- [Incident 19900905046089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905046089I), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Syracuse, NY. High oil temperature on NR2 engine. Shut engine down. Heat valve was stuck open.
- [Incident 19900511024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511024329I), May 11, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N208AU), Lexington, KY. Passenger complained of breathing problem. Administered oxygen and diverted for emergency landing.

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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