ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364628
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 August 1991 |
| Time: | 13:42 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-605R |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N18066 |
| MSN: | 509 |
| Engine model: | GE CF-6-80C-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 185 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY (KJFK) |
| San Juan, PR (KSJU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRLINER ENCOUNTERED IN-FLIGHT TURBULENCE ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHTCREW HAD PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED THE SEATBELT SIGN AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAD MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SOME PASSENGERS DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AND THE PASSENGERS, WHO ONLY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
Probable Cause: THE IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO COMPLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS AND UTILIZE THEIR SEATBELTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91IA207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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