Volaris A320 near Los Mochis on Sep 26th 2018, turbulence injures 29 people
Last Update: October 5, 2018 / 14:52:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-423
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-VOW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Mexico's Ministry of Transport (SCT) reported 25 passengers and 4 cabin crew needed medical attention at Tijuana, of those 8 passengers and 4 crew were taken to hospitals. The remaining 17 passengers were provided with a list of hospitals where they can receive free services should they suffer discomfort later on. The aircraft had experienced moderate turbulence about 60km (32nm) from Los Mochis.
The airline reported the aircraft was enroute at FL340 when the aircraft encoutered severe turbulence causing a number of injuries.
On Oct 5th 2018 Mexico's AIB reported the aircraft was exposed to severe turbulence about 30-40nm from the MMLM, a flight attendant and 5 passengers were injured. The highest injury level is unknown, the occurrence was rated a serious incident (so far) and is being investigated by Mexico's AIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-423
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-VOW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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