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Boeing 757 N509US

5 August 1995 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1995 at about 02:48 local time, a Boeing 757 registered N509US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 127 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
42.2198, -83.3502
Aircraft
Boeing 757
Registration
N509US
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Francisco → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI95LA271

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
127 0 1 0 126

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 AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO DESCEND FROM FL410 TO FL230. THE ATC CONTROLLER AMENDED THE CLEARANCE TO FL270 SO THE FLIGHT WOULD HAVE A BETTER 'RIDE.' SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL270, 25 NM EAST OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, SUDDEN, MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. A PASSENGER WHO WAS EXITING THE LAVATORY AT THE TIME FELL AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THE WEATHER RADAR DID NOT SHOW ANY WEATHER ON THE 80 MILE SCAN. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER AND THE CAPTAIN MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS TO EXPECT 'BUMPS' ON THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE'S LAVATORIES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A PUBLIC ADDRESS SPEAKER, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALL BUTTON, AND A 'RETURN TO SEAT' SIGN THAT IS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CABIN SEAT BELT SIGN IS ACTIVATED. THE COMPANY'S DISPATCH/WEATHER DEPARTMENT'S WEATHER DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLYING IN AN AREA OF 3/10'S COVERAGE OF LEVEL THREE AND FOUR THUNDERSTORMS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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