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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1990 |
| Time: | 01:50 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N124AA |
| MSN: | 46524/65 |
| Engine model: | GE CF-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Juan, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark, NJ (KEWR) |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A NORMAL DESCENT FROM FL370 IN PREPARATION FOR ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION. AS THE DESCENT CONTINUED THROUGH FL 230 THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED 2 TURBULENCE EVENTS AND 2 PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND 37 PASSENGERS AND 8 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A MOONLESS NIGHT AND THE WEATHER AVOIDANCE RADAR WAS ON BUT NOTHING WAS OBSERVED ON THE RADAR.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE INTO AN AREA OF TURBULENCE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING RAIN STORM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1975 | N124AA | American Airlines | 0 | near Carleton, Michigan |  |
min |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 15 September 1984 | N124AA | American Airlines | 0 | Dfw Airport, TX | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 15:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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