Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 August 2017
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-212ER
Owner/operator: Singapore Airlines
Registration Number: 9V-SQN
Location: en route Singapore-Bangkok –
ÿ Singapore
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 219
Component Affected: Boeing 777-200 aircraftBoeing 777-200 aircraft
Investigating Agency: TSIB SingaporeTSIB Singapore
Category: Accident
A Boeing 777-200 aircraft experienced turbulence en route from Singapore to Bangkok, resulting in a passenger sustaining a fractured right foot and two cabin crew members sustaining serious injuries to their heels. The aircraft continued its flight without further incident.A Boeing 777-200 aircraft experienced turbulence en route from Singapore to Bangkok, resulting in a passenger sustaining a fractured right foot and two cabin crew members sustaining serious injuries to their heels. The aircraft continued its flight without further incident.
Description
The Boeing 777-200 aircraft encountered turbulence while enroute from Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand. The aircraft continued to Bangkok without further incident. A passenger sustained serious injury in the form of a fractured right foot. Two cabin crew members sustained serious injuries in the form of hairline fractures in their heels. Three other cabin crew members sustained minor injury.
Primary Cause
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