- Date
- January 19, 1988, 13:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place
- Hickman, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 95 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N915TWDouglas DC-9-82
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880119011929I
- Case key
- 32126
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The capt left the seat belt sign on after takeoff. The flight attendants made a followup announcement for the passengers to remain seated and keep their seatbelts fastened due to the turbulence they were encountering. A passenger elected to get up from her seat and go to the aft lavatory. As the passenger was leaving the aft lavatory the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence. The passenger and a flight attendant who was attempting to assist her were thrown to the floor and received injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N915TW
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49186
- Airframe hours
- 11,560
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-217, 20,850 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc., doing business as Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- First Security Bank Of Utah
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 21, 1987 · 775 hours before
- Departed
- STL · St Louis, MO
- Destination
- RSW · Fort Myers, FL
- 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,966 total · 2,935 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DYR, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.