McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N414EA
28 January 1997 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 January 1997 at about 14:53 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 registered N414EA, operated by Trans World Airlines, was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. 112 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.3398, -89.5702
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Registration
- N414EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Orleans → St. Louis
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA060
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
Probable cause
clear air turbulence encountered by the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TWA Flight 374 encountered severe clear air turbulence over Cape Girardeau at FL220 during their initial descent into St. Louis. One flight attendant received a broken clavicle and another flight attendant received bruised ribs as a result of the turbulence. The flight data recorder data showed changes in vertical acceleration between +2.5g's and -0.79g's. A SIGMET for moderate occasional severe turbulence from FL240 to FL350 was issued just after the flight took off from New Orleans, LA. TWA 374 had just been cleared to a lower altitude as it was starting to get 'bumpy' when the severe turbulence was encountered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | Seattle, Washington, United States | Alaska Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Trans World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Flint, Michigan, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 402B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Weber RV-4 | Hermann, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Morgan MINI-500 | Ava, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 150M | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft A36 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |