Hifly A333 over Nigeria on Mar 23rd 2023, severe turbulence causes 12 injuries

Last Update: April 6, 2023 / 17:34:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 23, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
HiFly

Flight number
DT-652

Departure
Luanda, Angola

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
9H-HFA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Hifly Airbus A330-300 on behalf of TAAG Angola Airlines, registration 9H-HFA performing flight DT-652 from Luanda (Angola) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 254 passengers and 14 crew, was enroute at FL380 about 190nm southeast of Abuja (Nigeria) just after crossing from Cameroon into Nigeria when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing altitude fluctuations between -200 and +200 feet causing injuries to 10 people on board. One person received first aid on board by a doctor travelling as passengers on board. The aircraft continued to Lisbon, where the aircraft landed on runway 20 about 5:10 hours after the encounter.

Emergency services reported two cabin crew and 8 passengers received injuries, one of the cabin crew received a fractured leg, the other injuries were minor.

Passengers reported the meal service was just in progress when the turbulence occurred causing the service trolleys to be thrown against the ceiling and all items to be distributed throughout the cabin.

The airline reported two cabin crew and 8 passengers received injuries as result of severe turbulence while flying above DR Congo, none of the injuries were serious.

The aircraft was still on the ground in Lisbon about 19 hours after landing.

On Apr 6th 2023 Portugal's GPIAA reported the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing injuries to 10 passengers and 2 crew. The occurrence is being assessed for investigation by the relevant investigation board of Cameroon (location of occurrence) and Malta (state of aircraft registration) and stated: "Based on the data collected and after an analysis of the facts in the context of the occurrences, GPIAAF decided not to deepen the safety investigation beyond the analyses carried out in the respective processes of evaluation of the immediate findings."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 23, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
HiFly

Flight number
DT-652

Departure
Luanda, Angola

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
9H-HFA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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