United B789 near Houston on Nov 7th 2015, turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: August 25, 2016 / 14:52:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2015
Classification
Report
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-128
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Houston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
On Aug 25th 2016 the NTSB released their brief final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2015
Classification
Report
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-128
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Houston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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