Boeing 737-400 N433US
19 September 1994 · Atlantic Ocean · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1994 at about 22:39 local time, a Boeing 737-400 registered N433US was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 132 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-400
- Registration
- N433US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → West Palm Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA94LA214
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 |
Probable cause
THE INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE DESCENDING IN CLOUDS THE AIRLINER ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. NO ECHOES WERE OBSERVED ON THE AIRBORNE WEATHER AVOIDANCE RADAR. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN AN AREA OF DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE CELLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE APPEARED ON RADAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1994 | Boeing 737-3M8 (300) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Markair, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1994 | Boeing 737-130 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1994 | Boeing 737-400 | Van, Turkey | Turkish Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Boeing 737-400 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1994 | Boeing 737-2H4 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Boeing 737-209 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |