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| Date: | Monday 19 September 1994 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4B7 |
| Owner/operator: | USAir |
| Registration: | N433US |
| MSN: | 24842/1908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Cfm CFM 56-3B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 132 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | KCLT |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE DESCENDING IN CLOUDS THE AIRLINER ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. NO ECHOES WERE OBSERVED ON THE AIRBORNE WEATHER AVOIDANCE RADAR. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN AN AREA OF DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE CELLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE APPEARED ON RADAR.
Probable Cause: THE INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA214
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 2009 | N443US | US Airways | 0 | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |  |
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| 25-Mar-2023 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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