Boeing 757-2Q8 N755AT

Summary

On 2 March 1997 at about 11:55 local time, a Boeing 757-2Q8 registered N755AT was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 202 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, 18 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 1997 at 11:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 757-2Q8

Registration

N755AT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI97LA078

4 people were 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

The flight crew had checked weather for the intended flight from Durango, Mexico, to Chicago, Illinois, including a briefing from an arriving pilot who warned of light to moderate turbulence. The airplane encountered clear air turbulence while descending from 26,000 feet to 20,000 feet which was described as severe. When the turbulence was encountered the flight crew and a flight attendant made an announcement for the passengers to return to their seats and shortly after that, the 'Fasten Seatbelt' sign was turned on. Two of the passengers sustaining serious injuries were occupying the lavatory at the time of the turbulence encounter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.