# Accident 20110227025599A: Boeing 757-232, Naches, WA, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 22:40 local time
- Place: Naches, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 46.8114° N, 120.9519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8114&lon=-120.9519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N684DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-232
- Reported engine: P & W PW2037
- People aboard: 190
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227025599A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE.  ONE PASSENGER RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDENT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE DESCENT ADVISORY TO REMAIN SEATED.

## 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 WPR11LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA149), Feb 28, 2011: Boeing 757-232 (N684DA), Naches, WA, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with moderate turbulence at a higher altitude than the flight crew expected, resulting in an injury to a cabin crewmember.

## Other reports on N684DA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010602012659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602012659I), Jun 2, 2001: Boeing 757232 (N684DA), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On June 2, 2001, at 1203E, a B-757, S/N27104, registered as N684DA, and operating as dala flight 1584 was going from "cvg" to "bwi" at cruise when smoke…
- [Incident 19940517023009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940517023009I), May 17, 1994: Boeing 757232 (N684DA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Lost small landing gear door asembly on approach. Door asembly fell thru a residence roof. Minor roof damage.

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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