Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 incident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 27, 1995
On June 27, 1995 at about 1:00 am local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10, registered N131AA, was involved in an incident near Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 17 people had minor injuries; 100 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the weather condition (turbulence in clouds). A factor was the flight crew's abrupt control of the airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 27, 1995 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Green Bay, Wisconsin · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 17 people had minor injuries; 100 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · all DC-10-10s on the register
- Registration
- N131AA · registry record · serial 46994
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While in level flight at 37,000 feet in cirrus clouds, the airplane encountered moderate to severe turbulence. The airplane was on autopilot and seat belt signs were off. The flight crew took abrupt action to control the airplane with control inputs. No damage was reported to the airplane; however 17 persons on board the airplane reported minor injuries.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,589 hours in all; 7,051 in this make and model; 2,644 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 52,359 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 433,000 lb
- Seats: 251
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CF-6-6 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAX Los Angeles CA at 10:00 pm
- Destination: JFK Jamaica NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | 11 | ||
| Passengers | 14 | 89 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N131AA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.