Douglas DC-9-82 N915TW

Summary

On 19 January 1988 at about 18:07 local time, a Douglas DC-9-82 registered N915TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hickman, Kentucky, United States. 97 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 January 1988 at 18:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Hickman, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

36.5593, -89.1792

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9-82

Registration

N915TW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Louis → Fort Myers

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA090

1 person was seriously injured.

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 CAPT LEFT THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS MADE A FOLLOWUP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED AND KEEP THEIR SEATBELTS FASTENED DUE TO THE TURBULENCE THEY WERE ENCOUNTERING. A PASSENGER ELECTED TO GET UP FROM HER SEAT AND GO TO THE AFT LAVATORY. AS THE PASSENGER WAS LEAVING THE AFT LAVATORY THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE PASSENGER AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST HER WERE THROWN TO THE FLOOR AND RECEIVED INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.