- Date
- June 6, 1989, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Garden City, KS
- Injuries
- 24 minor, 221 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1848UMcdonnell Douglas DC-10
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890606014379I
- Case key
- 14284
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Probable cause
The failure of some of the passengers to follow the captain's instructions to fasten their lap belts.
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.
Analysis
A DC-10, a scheduled commercial flight, experienced clear air turbulence at FL370 while transitioning a line of severe thunderstorms. When the airplane encountered turbulence, several passengers sustained minor injuries. Some passengers had not heeded the captain's instruction to buckle up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1848U
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- GE CF-6, 40,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 33 knots
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.