Boeing 727 N288WA
3 September 1982 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1982 at about 01:20 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N288WA, operated by Western Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 130 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington National (DCA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N288WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Western Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minnapolis → San Jose
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DCA82IA031
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TURBULENCE DURING THE DESCENT AND APPROACH WAS MADE. DURING THE LULLS IN THE TURBULENCE THE CABIN ATTENDANTS WERE ATTENDING THEIR DUTIES AND WERE HURT WHEN INTERMITTENT JOLTS OF ROUGH AIR WERE ENCOUNTERED WHILE TWO OF ATTENDANTS WERE NOT BUCKLED IN THEIR SEATS. THE LANDING AT DCA WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Pan American World A/W | Fatal | 145 |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Boeing 727-200 | Austin, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Boeing 727-233 | Flushing, New York, United States | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1982 | Boeing 737-222 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Air Florida, Inc | Fatal | 74 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Calvin Cafritz Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Mars Aerospace, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Boeing 737-222 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Piedmont Airport | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1983 | British Aircraft Corp (Bac) 1-11/204/AF | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Hinderliter Industries | No injuries | - |