# Incident 19990811032509I: Doug MD88, Newark, NJ, August 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1999, 17:05 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811032509I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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