Accident · 2004-05-26

NTSB case CHI04LA127 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2004-05-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) (N573AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The unexpected encounter with convective turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant being injured.

Flight 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.

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