3/03/99

*** FAA: United 737-322 hits CAT over San Marcus, California

09/07/1999 Preliminary Accident/Incident Data Record RECORD 1 A. Type: Accident Mid Air:N Missing:N Entry date: 09/03/1999 # From: WESTERN PACIFIC REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg.No.: 371UA M/M: B737 Desc: MODEL 737-322 Activity: Business Phase: Unknown GA-A/C: Air Carrier UNITED AIRLINES ACFT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE OVER THE SAN MARCUS VORTAC AT FL270, THE ACFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE, BUT 13 POB SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES (FRACTURED ELBOW AND WRIST), OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

D. Location City: SAN FRANCISCO State: CA
E. Occ Date: 09/02/1999 Time: 21:06
F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: WP15 DO CTY: SAN JOSE
DO State: CA Others: NTSB
G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: LOS ANGELES, CA Dep Date: 09/02/1999 Time:
Dest: SAN FRANCISCO, CA Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR

*** NTSB: United Airlines flight 2036 LAX - SFO CAT

NTSB Identification: LAX99LA291 Scheduled 14 CFR 121 operation of UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Accident occurred SEP-02-99 at SANTA BARBARA, CA Aircraft: Boeing 737-322, registration: N371UA Injuries: 1 Serious, 13 Minor, 99 Uninjured. On September 2, 1999, at 1406 PST, United Airlines flight 2036, a Boeing 737-322, N371UA, encountered turbulence at FL270 near Santa Barbara. The airplane was en route from LAX to SFO. The airplane sustained minor interior damage to some ceiling tiles and seats, and the flight continued to SFO where an uneventful landing was accomplished. The 2 flight crew, 1 flight attendant, and 96 passengers were not injured. One flight attendant suffered serious injuries, another flight attendant and 11 passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 121 and an IFR flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. According to information provided by United Airlines Flight Safety Department, the flight had just leveled at FL270 and was crossing the San Marcus VOR when the turbulence was encountered. The flight crew characterized the event as an encounter with severe turbulence. The seat belt sign had been off for about 5 minutes. The seriously injured flight attendant was standing at row 22, just outside the aft galley, and the flight attendant with minor injuries was inside the galley area. One injured passenger was in the aft lavatory and the others were in their seats. Preliminary information of the preceding aircraft on that route when the event occurred. No significant weather was forecast on the high altitude prognostic charts. The winds at FL270 were westerly at 25 to 34 knots.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/LAX/99A291.htm

September, 15, 1999

*** Greek minister dies in plane mishap

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lawyers for Swissair are asking a federal judge to decide whether families of people killed in last year's crash off Nova Scotia are entitled to punitive damages. The families have asked U.S. District Judge James T. Giles to reject a settlement package worth about $300 million because it would limit an estimated $1 billion in punitive damages. The plaintiffs argue that such an agreement would keep the families from learning the full extent of any potential misconduct involved in the September 1998 crash that killed 229 people. On Monday, Swissair attorneys asked U.S. Giles to determine whether damages could be limited under the Death on the High Seas Act.

*** FAA: USAirways 737 hits turbulence at FL250

USAIRWAYS ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FL250 OVER SAVANNAH, GA, ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY, NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED, NO ACFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT JACKSONVILLE.
WX: UNKN Damage: None D. Location City: SAVANNAH State: GA E. Occ Date: 09/22/1999 Time: 03:25 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: SO15 DO CTY: ORLANDO DO State: FL Others: G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: CHARLOTTE, NC Dep Date: 09/22/1999 Time:
Dest: JACKSONVILLE, FL Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR

*** FAA: Delta Air Lines diverts 767 after severe turbulence at FL330

A. Type: Incident Mid Air:N Missing:N Entry date: 09/22/1999
From: NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS CENTER
B. Reg.No.: DAL14 M/M: B767 Desc: MODEL767
DELTA AIRLINES ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 33,000 FEET, 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED, THERE WAS NO ACFT DAMAGE, THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN BANGOR, ME.
C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 3
D. Location City: BANGOR State: ME
E. Occ Date: 09/21/1999 Time: 22:30
F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: NE05 DO CTY: PORTLAND
DO State: ME Others:
G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: ATLANTA, GA Dep Date: 09/21/1999 Time:
Dest: FRANKFURT, GERMANY Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR