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| Date: | Wednesday 12 October 1983 |
| Time: | 00:19 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N123AA |
| MSN: | 46523/58 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-50A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Juan, PR (KSJU) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AS IT SEEMED TO PASS THROUGH A CUMULUS CLOUD. RADAR SHOWED NO BUILDUPS & THERE WERE NO SIGMETS OR AIRMETS IN EFFECT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84IA007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1988 | N123AA | American Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 19:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:19 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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