Accident · 1999-02-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-02-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N433AA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight encountered clear air turbulence while descending through 17,000 feet mean sea level (MSL).
Source: NTSB case ATL99LA049Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.