# Accident 20120218003809A: Boeing 737-832, Detroit, MI, February 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2012, 19:01 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3508° N, 83.0598° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3508&lon=-83.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N374DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-832 (registry code 13844CF, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-832
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,205 total, 9,200 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218003809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MOD. TURB. (FORECASTED) ON DESCENT INTO THE DETRIOT MI. AREA. THREE PA'S AND TWO INTERPHONE ANNOUNCEMENTS REGUARDUNG THE TURB WERE MADE PRIOR TO THE TURB. AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO THE TURB. PENETRATION SPEED. ONE PASS. AND ONE F/A WERE INJURED.

## 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 CEN12LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA166), Feb 19, 2012: Boeing 737-832 (N374DA), Detroit, MI, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with forecasted turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the flight attendant not being seated with her seatbelt…

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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