Accident · 1997-01-28

NTSB case CHI97LA060 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-01-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N414EA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

Probable cause

clear air turbulence encountered by the flight.

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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