Accident · 2003-04-21

NTSB case CHI03LA113 · Boeing 757-222 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 757-222 (N504UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight into adverse weather encountered by the flight crew, and the flight attendant's restraint not available when she was informed to take her seat. The convective associated turbulence was a contributing factor.

Source: NTSB case CHI03LA113

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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