- Date
- September 2, 1982, 21:20 local (Sep 3, 1982, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, DC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 128 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N288WABoeing 727
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Case key
- 72969
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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 - turbulenceCause
Interpretation of instructions - conflictingCause
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Analysis
The announcement of the possibility of turbulence during the descent and approach was made. During the lulls in the turbulence the cabin attendants were attending their duties and were hurt when intermittent jolts of rough air were encountered while two of attendants were not buckled in their seats. The landing at dca was completed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N288WA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 837
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-9, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Western Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Western Airlines, Inc.
- Departed
- Minnapolis, MN
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DCA · Washington National
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Observed at
- DCA