American A321 near New York on Jun 12th 2016, turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: May 27, 2017 / 16:38:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016
Classification
Report
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-117
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N104NN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
On May 27th 2017 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
an encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.
The NTSB wrote:
The captain stated that after takeoff the he advised the cabin crew to remain in their jumpseats due to possible turbulence. A few minutes later, he announced it was safe to move about the cabin. The captain further stated that seat belt sign was still illuminated at the time of the event, and there were no visible indications of any convective activity in the area. The Captain said that he did not think of this event further, until he was later contacted by a flight attendant who stated that she had been thrown sideways during the turbulence event, and had been injured as a result.
The Flight Attendant stated that she did not think much of the incident or injury and she flew for another four days. She then went to her doctor since her ankle was not getting any better and was diagnosed with a fractured foot.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016
Classification
Report
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-117
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N104NN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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