Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 February 1985
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-219
Owner/operator: Air New Zealand
Registration Number: ZK-NAE
Location: near Christchurch –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121
Component Affected: Lumbar vertebraLumbar vertebra
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a brief period of clear air turbulence while descending to 11,000 feet. A passenger in the rear foyer area was thrown to the floor, resulting in a compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra.An aircraft experienced a brief period of clear air turbulence while descending to 11,000 feet. A passenger in the rear foyer area was thrown to the floor, resulting in a compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra.
Description
While descending through 11000 ft in the clear, the aircraft encountered a brief period of clear air turbulence. A pax standing in the rear foyer area was thrown to the floor, and suffered a compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra.
Primary Cause
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