Boeing 737-300 N392US
29 August 1996 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1996 at about 19:53 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N392US, operated by US Air, was involved in an accident near Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. 88 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-300
- Registration
- N392US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- US Air
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Indianapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96LA220
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 84 |
Probable cause
clear air turbulence, which was encountered during cruise flight and resulted in injuries to passengers.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane encountered severe turbulence, while in cruise flight. The seat belt signs were not illuminated. The airplane weather avoidance radar was on, and no weather was present on the radar screen. When the captain was notified of injuries sustained by passengers, he accessed the situation, notified ATC, and requested to divert to another airport. The airplane landed with out further incident. Review of the digital flight data recorder revealed the airplane was subjected to severe acceleration oscillations. The vertical acceleration peaked at 1.81 g's, -1.38 g's, 1.99 g's, and continued to oscillate for 28 seconds. Review of weather data revealed no area of significant convection in the area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1996 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1996 | Boeing 737-500 | Bishop, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Boeing 737-200 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1996 | Boeing 737-222 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Boeing 737-322 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1996 | Boeing 737-400 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1996 | Boeing 727-225 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1996 | Aeronca 7BCM | Portland, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Cessna 172N | Arlington, Tennessee, United States | Memphis East Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Cessna 210H | Columbia, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1996 | Douglas DC-9-32 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-23-150 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Knoxville Flight Training CTR | No injuries | - |