- Date
- March 19, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 57 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- XAHOHBoeing 727-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11269
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - turbulence,clear airFactor
Passenger briefing - issued
Seat belt sign - initiated
Miscellaneous/other
Passenger briefing - disregardedCause
Seat belt - not usedCause
Analysis
The flight encountered clear air turbulence at FL 350 during cruise flight. The pilot said he was aware beforehand of existing turbulent conditions. According to the plt the seat belt sign was on, the flight attendant and passengers were asked to be seated. When the turbulence was encountered two of the three injured passenger were not seated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XAHOH
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W JT8D, 17,400 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Mexicana Airlines, doing business as Mexicana Airlines
- Registered owner
- Mexicana Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CUN · Cancun, Mexico
- Destination
- BWI · Baltimore, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Foreign, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NWS