Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 September 1994
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-4B7
Owner/operator: USAir
Registration Number: N433US
Location: Atlantic Ocean –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 132
Component Affected: The aircraft.The aircraft.
Category: Accident
A flight from Aten??? encountered turbulence in descending clouds, resulting in serious injuries to a single aircraft. An analysis of weather radar after the incident revealed a region of convective cells, potentially obscuring radar detection.A flight from Aten??? encountered turbulence in descending clouds, resulting in serious injuries to a single aircraft. An analysis of weather radar after the incident revealed a region of convective cells, potentially obscuring radar detection.
Description
WHILE DESCENDING IN CLOUDS THE AIRLINER ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. NO ECHOES WERE OBSERVED ON THE AIRBORNE WEATHER AVOIDANCE RADAR. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN AN AREA OF DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE CELLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE APPEARED ON RADAR. Probable Cause: THE INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS.
Primary Cause
Flight encounter with turbulence in clouds.Flight encounter with turbulence in clouds.Share on:
