American B772 at Miami on Oct 10th 2008, turbulence injures 8

Last Update: October 30, 2012 / 11:29:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2008

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA908

Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N798AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N798AN performing flight AA908 from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentine) to Miami,FL (USA) with 254 passengers and 15 crew, encountered turbulence at FL300 while approaching Miami injuring two flight attendants and 6 passengers, who complained about minor neck and back injuries. Fasten seat belt signs were already turned on.

Six people were taken to hospital, one of them on a stretcher, the two others were treated at the airport and released.

The FAA reported 6 injuries aboard the airplane on Oct 14th.

On Oct 30th 2012 (!) the NTSB released their preliminary report stating 2 cabin crew and 4 passengers received serious injuries as result of turbulence 30nm south of Miami. The fasten seat belt signs had been illuminated at the time of the turbulence encounter. There had been no pilot reports of turbulence in the area prior to the accident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2008

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA908

Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N798AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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