Accident Airbus A320-214 (WL) JA14VA,
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Date:Monday 27 August 2018
Time:10:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214 (WL)
Owner/operator:Vanilla Air
Registration: JA14VA
MSN: 7966
Year of manufacture:2017
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Accident
Location:45 KM East of Miyazaki Airport -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Osaka-Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB)
Destination airport:Amami O Shima Airport (ASJ/RJKA)
Investigating agency: JTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Vanilla Air flight 873, an Airbus A320-214, encountered turbulence at FL300.
A flight attendant fell down and got injured.

PROBABLE CAUSES
In this accident, it is probable that because the Aircraft was shaken during cruising, a flight attendant fell down and got injured.
It is probable that the Aircraft was shaken, because wake turbulence from another aircraft still remained along the flight path of the Aircraft.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: JTSB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

JTSB

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