McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) N9615W

Summary

On 10 March 2017 at about 01:15 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) registered N9615W, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, United States. 107 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 March 2017 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.9000, -97.0406

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83)

Registration

N9615W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toronto → Dallas-Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA17CA079

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 9, 2017 at 1915 central standard time, American Airlines flight 2588, a Boeing MD-83, N9615W, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), encountered turbulence at flight level 280 (FL280) during cruise flight from Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas, resulting in a serious injury to one of the flight attendants (FA).  None of the other passengers and crew members were injured and the airplane received minor damage.  According to the operator, while enroute to DFW at FL 280, in intermittent IMC conditions at 0.74 Mach, the flight crew was deviating left of assigned course to avoid weather and was northeast of Memphis .  The seat belt sign was on and the on-board radar was not depicting any precipitation.   The aircraft experienced unexpected turbulence.  The #2 and the #4 FAs were seated in their jumpseats in the rear of the aircraft, however, their seatbelts were not fastened.  Both the #2 and the #4 FAs struck the overhead ceiling panel and fell to the floor.  No passengers reported injuries and the FAs were able to complete their duties.  Emergency Medical Service personnel met the FAs at the gate and transported to the hospital.  Both FAs were treated and released from the hospital that evening, however, the #2 FA was later diagnosed with fractures to her vertebrae. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.