- Date
- April 7, 1986, 18:17 local (23:17 UTC)
- Place
- Jamestown, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 10 minor, 71 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- 00SLBDouglas DC-10-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30237
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A sabena world airlines DC-10-30 descending from FL 410, enroute from detroit, mi to boston ma, encountered high altitude windshear as it was descending through FL 404. The pilot, passengers and flight attendents state that they felt vibrations prior to an upset that caused passengers, flight attendents and object within the cabin to strike the ceiling. Eleven passengers and one flight attendent were injured. Three required medical treatment. Prior to starting descent no announcement was made regarding seat belts. The descent was requested because of large amplitudinal oscillations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- 00SLB
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47907
- Airframe hours
- -14,312
- Engine
- GE CF650-C2, 51,800 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Registered owner
- Sabena Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Destination
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 131 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 274° at 38 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW