# NTSB Incident FTW96IA237
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)** · 1996-06-05 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96IA237
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05961
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1996-06-05
- **Location:** ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 141
- **Total aboard:** 146
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-82 (MD-82)
- **Registration:** N224AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude.  Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.

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