- Date
- March 3, 1986, 19:06 local (Mar 4, 1986, 05:06 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 7 minor, 331 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4729UBoeing 747-122
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860303005309A
- Case key
- 13245
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The scheduled passenger flight from Honolulu to chicago encountered clear air turbulence (cat) about 500 NM east of Honolulu while in cruise flight at flight level 330. The turbulence was unexpected, had not been forecast, and the fasten seat belt was not illuminated. Two passengers were seriously injured during the turbulence encounter. The flight then continued to the destination airport without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4729U
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-122
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19926
- Engine
- P&W JT9D, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Registered owner
- Connecticut National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19,086 total · 323 in this make and model · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 270° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4729U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.