Accident · 2017-05-02

NTSB case DCA17CA111 · AIRBUS A320 232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2017-05-02
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS A320 232 (N595JB)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
jetBlue Airways

Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA17CA111

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilotAirplane49Class 1 (2017-02-23)11,000 total · 6,600 in this make/model · 7,400 as PIC · 232 last 90 days
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot52Class 1 (2016-06-13)13,478 total · 8,962 in this make/model · 2,668 as PIC · 173 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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