# Accident 20010528011649A: Boeing 737301, Toccoa, GA, May 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2001, 13:40 local time
- Place: Toccoa, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 34.5704° N, 83.3196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5704&lon=-83.3196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349US-2004-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-301 (registry code 138447R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737301
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND WILL BE AMENDED WHEN FINAL NTSB REPORT IS COMPLETED. ON MZY 28 2001, AT ABOUT 0940 EDT, A BOEING 737-301, N349US, FLIGHT 351, REGISTERED TO FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK TRUSTEE AND OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS INC, AS A 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TO PITTSBURG, PENNSYSLVANIA, EXPERIENCED AS IN-FLIGHT ENCOUTNER WITH WEATHER (TURBULENCE) WHILE CLIMBING BETWWEN FLIGHT LEVEL (FL) 220 TO 240 IN THE VICINITY OF TOCOA GEORGIA.  VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), FIRST OFFICER (FO), 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 116 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ATLANTA.

## 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 MIA01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA146), May 28, 2001: Boeing 737-301 (N349US), Toccoa, GA, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with unforecasted weather (turbulence) during an enroute climb resulting in one flight attendant sustaining serious injury.

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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