British Airways B772 over Atlantic on May 5th 2019, turbulence causes 14 injuries
Last Update: May 6, 2019 / 21:46:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2167
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Tampa, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The FAA reported 12 passengers and 2 crew received "unknown" injuries, the aircraft sustained "unknown" damage. The occurrence was rated an accident (indicating serious injuries and/or substantial damage) and is being investigated.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Tampa for about 5.5 hours, then departed for the return flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2167
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Tampa, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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