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ERA11CA152

2011-02-19 · North Fayston, Vermont, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTV

Current FAA registration · N706JB

Make / Model
AIRBUS A320-232
Year of manufacture
2008 · 3 years old at event
Engine
IAE V2527-A5
Seats / Engines
200 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20080328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A96BA2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The airplane's inadvertent encounter with turbulence during the approach, which resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.

Factual narrative

According to the captain, while on approach to the destination airport, at an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl), the airplane experienced an encounter with severe turbulence. Two flight attendants struck the aft galley floor and rear passenger door. One flight attendant sustained bruising and the other flight attendant sustained multiple fractured ribs. The airplane continued its approach and landed normally. There was no damage to the airplane. According to the captain, while on approach at an altitude of approximately 6,000 feet mean sea level, the airplane experienced an encounter with severe turbulence. Two flight attendants struck the aft galley floor and rear passenger door. One flight attendant sustained bruising and the other flight attendant sustained multiple fractured ribs. The airplane continued its approach and landed normally. There was no damage to the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Turbulence-(general)-Effect on personnel - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2011_ERA11CA152.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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