SERS · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11 · 1994-06-29 · CARIBBEAN
Event
NTSB number
MIA94FA169
Event ID
20001206X01590
Type
Accident
Date
1994-06-29
Location
CARIBBEAN
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
15
Uninjured
80
Total aboard
97
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
MD-11
Registration
N1752K
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE RESERVE FIRST OFFICER'S UNAUTHORIZED MOVEMENT OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT DURING FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE FIRST OFFICER'S LEGS BEING FORCED AGAINST THE CONTROL COLUMN, PUSHING IT FORWARD, AND DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING DOWN AND SUBJECTING THE OCCUPANTS TO NEGATIVE G FORCES, RESULTING IN INJURIES.