- Date
- May 27, 1982, 09:27 local (15:27 UTC)
- Place
- Near Goshen, IN
- Injuries
- 17 minor, 129 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8088UDouglas DC-8-61
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71867
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Analysis
This aircraft encountered unforecast severe clear air turbulance (cat) while in cruise flight at FL350 Near Goshen, IN. As a result of the encounter, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent which was arrested at 31,500 feet. A total of seventeen passengers and five flight attendants received minor injuries. The aircraft was inspected and found airworthy. The only warning that the crew had as to the possibility of cat was a PIREP, passed on by the center controller, that reported moderate or less turbulance in the area. After the encounter the flight continued uneventfully to denver.
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
- N8088U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8-61
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45978
- Engine
- P&W JTD-3B, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines Inc.
- Registered owner
- United Airlines Inc.
- Departed
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
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, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles