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| Date: | Wednesday 19 October 2011 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-2B7 |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N253AY |
| MSN: | 24894/338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 216 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New York, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | DSP |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight crew and a flight attendant, about 15 minutes after departure, the airplane was climbing through flight level 220. Although the captain had allowed the use of approved portable electronic devices (PED) as the airplane climbed above 10,000 feet, the fasten seatbelt sign remained illuminated. When the PED allowance was announced, a couple of passengers began to move about the cabin, including one that went to the lavatory. As the passenger was exiting the lavatory and returning to her seat, the airplane encountered unforecast moderate turbulence. The passenger fell down in the aisle and suffered a fractured ankle.
Probable Cause: The passenger's lack of compliance with the illuminated seatbelt sign, which resulted in her injury during a turbulence encounter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA044
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