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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 2007 |
| Time: | 11:27 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-422 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N120UA |
| MSN: | 29166/1209 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 4000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 283 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oceanic, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight experienced light chop while in cruise flight at FL330, and the flightcrew turned on the seatbelt sign. A few minutes later, they encountered moderate clear-air turbulence. The captain reported that there were no radar returns within 20 miles, and nothing more than green returns beyond. When the initial chop was encountered, the flight crew made an announcement over the public address system for the flight attendants to be seated. At the time of the moderate turbulence encounter, one flight attendant was entering the top crew rest bunk on the aft wall for a rest period. Her balance was not good because she did not have both feet on the ground at the time. When the airplane encountered the turbulence, she fell forward towards the wall. In response, she put her right hand out for protection. Losing her balance, she fell to the cabin floor sustaining a serious injury. The airplane did not incur any damage.
Probable Cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence that resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07LA204
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 2014 | N120UA | United Airlines | 0 | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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