# Accident 20040715028289A: Doug DC982, Joliet, IL, July 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2004, 23:04 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.5117° N, 88.7058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5117&lon=-88.7058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N585AA) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 9,800 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040715028289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2004, AT 2304 CDT, A DC-9-80, N585AA, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 1114, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT THROUGH 17,000' MSL ABOUT 1.6 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHERIDAN, IL. VMC CONDITIONS WERE PREVAILING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 121 PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. ONE CABIN CREWMEMBER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. FLIGHT 1114 DEPARTED FROM KABQ AT 1916 MDT EN ROUTE TO KORD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 CHI04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA196), Jul 16, 2004: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N585AA), Sheridan, IL, no damage. Probable cause: The convection induced turbulence and the flight attendant not being restrained.

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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