# Accident 20040526014349A: Doug DC982, St Louis, MO, May 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2004, 17:29 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.7478° N, 90.3600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7478&lon=-90.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N573AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,800 total, 542 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526014349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AALA 1396 ENROUTE SANTA ANA, CA (SNA) TO ST. LOUIS, MO (STL). THE FLIGHT WAS LOCATED AT 30 DME ON THE 247 RADIAL OF FORRISTELL VOR (FTZ) AT 17,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT WAS DEVIATING 15 NM SOUTH OF A THUNDERSTORM BUILDUP ON ARRIVAL AND GOING THROUGH THE TOP OF A CLOUD. THE PIC REPORTED THERE WAS ONE JOLT OF MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. NTSB HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND CLASSIFIES THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S 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 CHI04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA127), May 26, 2004: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) (N573AA), Near St. Louis, MO, no damage. Probable cause: The unexpected encounter with convective turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant being injured.

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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