Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 March 1999
Aircraft Type: Saab 340A
Owner/operator: Business Express Airlines
Registration Number: N343BE
Location: Atlantic City, NJ –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: Flight attendant’s seatbelt and belt system.Flight attendant’s seatbelt and belt system.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An airplane experienced turbulence, resulting in a flight attendant being thrown from her seat. The flight attendant was not belted and struck her back on the jumpseat during the impact. Radar was operating normally and there were no reported turbulence along the flight path.An airplane experienced turbulence, resulting in a flight attendant being thrown from her seat. The flight attendant was not belted and struck her back on the jumpseat during the impact. Radar was operating normally and there were no reported turbulence along the flight path.
Description
The airplane was in a descent, the seat belt sign was turned on, and the flight attendant had returned to her seat after conducting a walk-through. She was ‘waiting for the 10 out call,’ and was not belted in at the time. The airplane encountered turbulence, and the flight attendant was thrown from her seat. Her head hit the ceiling of the airplane, and when she came down, she hit her back on the jumpseat, which had retracted. At the time of the accident, the airplane’s weather radar was on and operating normally. There were no reports of turbulence along the route of flight, and it had been smooth both before and after the turbulence event. Probable Cause: Unanticipated in-flight turbulence.
Primary Cause
Unanticipated in-flight turbulence.Unanticipated in-flight turbulence.Share on:
