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| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 1997 |
| Time: | 20:44 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N33502 |
| MSN: | 49739/1649 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23882 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 95 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cross City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KORD) |
| Tampa, FL (KTPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cruise flight at flight level 330, while deviating to the right to avoid a nearby thunderstorm of level 6 intensity, the flight encountered turbulence that seriously injured a flight attendant. As reported by the captain, the moderate turbulence lasted about 1 second. At that time the seat belt sign was not illuminated. About 2 minutes after the accident, the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center Weather Service Unit issued a center weather advisory which indicated a thunderstorm with moderate rain, tops to flight level 450, 20 nautical miles in diameter. When plotted, the location was located about 23 nautical miles from the accident location.
Probable Cause: The in-flight encounter with turbulence associated with a nearby level 6 thunderstorm with moderate rain while deviating.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA002
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 09:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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