19990811032509I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD88 · Newark, NJ · August 11, 1999

Date: August 11, 1999 · 17:05 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Flt. 648 encountered severe turbulence 10 miles southwest of millville n.j. flight attendant received minor bruises. He was treated and released. No other injuries reported. (Earlier report of broken arm was incorrect) name of flight attendant - alex delgado. Flight was in the conditions descending through 10500. There were storms in the area. The turbulance lasted one to three seconds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLT. 648 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLVILLE N.J. FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED. (EARLIER REPORT OF BROKEN ARM WAS INCORRECT) NAME OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT - ALEX DELGADO. FLIGHT WAS IN THE CONDITIONS DESCENDING THROUGH 10500. THERE WERE STORMS IN THE AREA. THE TURBULANCE LASTED ONE TO THREE SECONDS.