- Date
- December 15, 1986, 20:51 local (Dec 16, 1986, 00:51 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 7 minor, 93 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7635UBoeing 727-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19861215068559A
- Case key
- 4763
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
About 10 min before arrival, the acft suddenly encountered turbulence which one occupant described as a single tremendous jolt. The mishap occurred while the acft was aprx 39 miles east of Anchorage intl arpt and was descending thru 10,000 ft. the seat belt sign was on & the flight attendants (f/a's) were preparing the cabin for landing. One passenger & one f/a were seriously injured; the other three f/a's & three of the passengers received minor injuries. There was a SIGMET which warned of possible turbulence in the area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7635U
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19908
- Airframe hours
- 42,850
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 10, 1986
- Departed
- SEA · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage Intl
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,824 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.