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| Date: | Monday 16 August 2010 |
| Time: | 22:05 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-336ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNWU |
| MSN: | 25829/483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 194 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | DSP |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to flight data and crew statements, the airplane was descending through about 8,000 feet mean sea level in a 25 degree left bank when it encountered one jolt of turbulence that did not damage the airplane but resulted in a flight attendant being thrown down on the floor, which resulted in multiple facial fractures. The flight attendant was in the aft galley preparing for landing, and the seat belt sign was illuminated. The flight crew had previously deviated for weather, and the airplane was entering a thin cloud top as it was becoming established on final approach. The flight crew and flight attendants also noted that the air was relatively smooth beforehand.
Probable Cause: an in-flight encounter with turbulence that resulted in an injury to a cabin attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA10FA090
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