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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 2010 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-223ER |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N320AA |
| MSN: | 22321/130 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 94084 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF6/80A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 178 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Dodge, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The scheduled domestic passenger flight encountered turbulence while diverting around an area of convective activity. A flight attendant who was not seated sustained serious injuries and five others on board sustained minor injuries as a result of the turbulence encounter. Flight data recorder information showed that the airplane experienced a vertical acceleration from 0.5 and 2 g’s and an altitude change of 100 feet in each direction.
Probable Cause: The flight crew's inadequate separation from convective activity that resulted in serious injury to an unrestrained flight attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2018 07:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 15-Feb-2024 13:15 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2024 13:15 | ASN | Updated [[Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 16-Mar-2024 09:03 | ASN | Updated [Accident report] |
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