Boeing 767-223 N335AA

Summary

On 22 July 1998 at about 19:45 local time, a Boeing 767-223 registered N335AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Peotone, Illinois, United States. 137 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1998 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Peotone, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.3305, -87.7892

Aircraft

Boeing 767-223

Registration

N335AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Raleigh-Durham

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA269

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

Moderate turbulence was encountered as the airplane climbed through FL180 while in the clouds. There were no weather returns indicating turbulence nor were there any reports of turbulence from Air Traffic Control or other airplanes. One flight attendant who was in the aft galley received minor injuries. One passenger received a broken rib when the male portion of her seat belt disconnected from its attach point. The attach point and the latching mechanism were both intact. This passenger was thrown from her seat into the aisle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.