# Accident 20000728008539A: Boeing 7272J0, Charleston, SC, July 28, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 28, 2000, 17:45 local time - Place: Charleston, SC - Airport: Charleston Afb-International - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: RIVA - Location: 32.7798° N, 79.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7798&lon=-79.9300&mi=10 - Aircraft: N364PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364PA-2006-06-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing 727-2J0 (registry code 1384045, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2j0) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 7272J0 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA072) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728008539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PAN AM FLIGHT 164 DEPARTED SANFORD (SFR), FL, AT 2053Z DESTINED FOR PITTSBURG (PIT), PA. WHILE MANEUVERING BETWEEN CELLS 60 MILES SOUTH FO THE CAE VORTAC, PAN AM FLIGHT 164 EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE PIC DIVERTED INTO CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CHS), SC. SIXTEEN PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED; ALL BUT TWO WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. TWO INDIVIDUALS REMIANED HOSPITALIZED. ONE FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND A BROKEN NECK. ONE FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO PORTSMOUTH, NH, WHERE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. (-19) ON JULY 28, 2000, AT 1737 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING B727-200, N364PA, OPERATING AS PAN AM FLIGHT 164, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, 60 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, THE SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY PAN AM AIRWAYS CORPORATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCID ENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, 11 PASSENGERS AND THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT WITH FOUR CREW MEMBERS AND 52 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIR CARRIER FLIGHT DEPARTED SANFORD, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT TURNED ON THE FASTEN SEAT-BELT SIGN. AT THE SAME TIME THE CABIN CREW PROCEEDED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER CABIN. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR LANDING. REPORTEDLY, 16 PERSONS FROM THE FLIGHT, INCLUDING FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. HOWEVER, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND A PASSENGER REMAINED HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS NECK AND BACK INJURIES. ## 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 ATL00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA072), Jul 28, 2000: Boeing 727-200 (N364PA), Charleston, SC, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather information, and his delay in taking remedial action that resulted in the in-flight encounter with severe weather. ## Other reports on N364PA (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20040117010689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040117010689I), Jan 17, 2004: Boeing 7272J0 (N364PA), Kinston, NC. (-23) On January 17, 2004 on a routine flight from bos to cancun mex at 31000, flight 8510 with 149 passengers and 8 crew members had a forward cargo… - [Incident 20010320004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004809I), Mar 20, 2001: Boeing 7272J0 (N364PA), Belleville, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon departure from blv, during landing gear retraction, the crew heard a loud clunk and the nose gear would not fully retract. The gear was extended and… - [Incident 20001122021539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001122021539I), Nov 22, 2000: Boeing 7272J0 (N364PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On November 22, 2000, a B-727, s/n 21107, registered as N364PA, and operated as "riva" flight #63, landed at "pit" after reporting an anti-skid problem… - [Incident 20000502019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502019559I), May 2, 2000: Boeing 7272J0 (N364PA), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)While enroute from portsmouth, ma to Pittsburgh, PA over albany, PA, the #3 starter valve light illuminated. The power reduced and the light went out.… - [Incident 19870608046289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608046289I), Jun 8, 1987: Boeing 727221 (N364PA), New York, NY. The NR1 leading edge flap failed to extend properly. A safe landing was made. Flap actuator was replaced. 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. 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