American A321 near Raleigh/Durham on Jun 22nd 2025, turbulence injures 8
Last Update: October 16, 2025 / 16:53:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1286
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N189UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airline reported three flight attendants and two passengers were taken to a hospital. The seat belt sign had been on during the turbulence encounter.
On Oct 16th 2025 the NTSB reported they have opened a class 4 investigation into the occurrence resulting in serious injuries to all 4 cabin crew and 4 passengers. The occurrence was rated an accident. A preliminary report will not be issued, a final report will be published in due time.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1286
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N189UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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