Jetblue A320 enroute on Sep 25th 2023, turbulence causes 8 injuries

Last Update: December 13, 2024 / 14:04:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 25, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1256

Departure
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
N569JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N569JB performing flight B6-1256 (dep Sep 24th) from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was enroute at FL340 near Jamaica when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing altitude deviations of about -50/+800 feet and injuring a number of occupants of the aircraft. The aircraft continued to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing without further incident about 55 minutes later.

The NTSB reported: "NTSB has opened an investigation into today's turbulence incident that occurred on JetBlue #1256, an Airbus A320, during cruise flight near Jamaica while en route from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Numerous injuries reported."

The airline reported the aircraft experienced sudden severe turbulence while nearing Florida. Seven passengers and one crew member were taken to a local hospital.

On Dec 13th 2024 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 25, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1256

Departure
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
N569JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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