Accident · 2002-03-22
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-03-22
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N234NW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Northwest Airlines
Probable cause
The flight attendant's injuries were a result of her unsecured lap belt and shoulder harness for undetermined reasons, and the oscillations of the airplane, which were caused by turbulence and large control column inputs by the first officer. Contributing to the flight attendant's injuries was the failure of the flight crew and the lead flight attendant to follow company procedures regarding dissemination of turbulence information.
Source: NTSB case DCA02MA029Flight 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.