Delta Airlines B763 near San Juan on May 20th 2009, turbulence injures 5
Last Update: August 25, 2016 / 17:02:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2009
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-419
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
N129DL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The NTSB reported on Jun 5th 2009, that one flight attendant received a broken femur, two other flight attendants and two passengers received minor injuries. The fasten seat belt sign was illuminated at the time of the turbulence, which lasted 20 seconds.
On Aug 25th 2016 the NTSB released their brief final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
Inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in cruise.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2009
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-419
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
N129DL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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