Avianca A320 near Miami on Oct 9th 2026, turbulence injures 8

Last Update: October 9, 2026 / 16:09:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2026

Classification
Accident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-42

Departure
Medellin, Colombia

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N207FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N207FR performing flight AV-42 (dep Oct 8th) from Medellin (Colombia) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 110nm southeast of Miami,FL (USA) when the aircraft experiences turbulence causing injuries to 8 people on board. The aircraft diverted to Miami for a safe landing on runway 09 about 35 minutes later. 8 people were taken to a hospital.-

Miami Dade Fire Services reporteed one person was taken to a trauma center, 7 more people were taken to hospital.

A replacement A320-200 registration N398AV positioned from Bogota (Colombia) to Miami and reached New York with a delay of about 5.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Miami about 33 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2026

Classification
Accident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-42

Departure
Medellin, Colombia

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N207FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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