# NTSB Accident MIA91LA005
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31** · 1990-10-04 · CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA91LA005
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-04
- **Location:** CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 23
- **Uninjured:** 71
- **Total aboard:** 97
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-9-31
- **Registration:** N8923E
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERHANG (ANVIL) OF A THUNDERSTORM, FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO ABIDE BY PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO ENFORCE THE USE OF SEATBELTS.  THE WEATHER CONDITION (TURBULENCE) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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