Accident · 2023-09-25

NTSB case DCA23LA462 · AIRBUS A320-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2023-09-25
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS A320-232 (N569JB)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP

Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.

Source: NTSB case DCA23LA462

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
PilotAirline transport pilot / CommercialAirplane53Class 1 (2023-05-18)20,699 total · 13,680 in this make/model
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane33Class 1 (2023-01-19)3,010 total · 710 in this make/model · 722 as PIC

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

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