- Date
- October 12, 1983, 00:19 local (04:19 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 13 minor, 78 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N123AAMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35436
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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.
Altitude deviation,uncontrolled
Weather condition - turbulenceCause
Analysis
The acft encountered moderate to severe turbulence as it seemed to pass through a cumulus cloud. Radar showed no buildups & there were no sigmets or airmets in effect.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123AA
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46523
- Engine
- GE CF6-50A, 49,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SJU · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- JFK · Jamaica, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
N123AARegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2002 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
Other investigations on N123AA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.