# Accident 20010605026449A: Boeing 757222, Chicago, IL, June 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2001, 09:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.5299° N, 86.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5299&lon=-86.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563UA-2023-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010605026449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS AND DESCENDING FROM FL280 TO FL240 THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE SEATBELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED ON. ONE PASSENGER IN A LAVATORY SUFFERED A MINOR CUT ABOVE HER EYE.ANOTHER PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE WHILE IN ANOTHER LAVATORY. NO FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS WERE FORTHCOMING FROM UNITED AIR LINES.

## 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 CHI01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA154), Jun 5, 2001: Boeing B757-200 (N563UA), Kokomo, IN, no damage. Probable cause: the turbulence encountered during descent and the passenger failure to return to his seat.

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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