Accident · 2011-02-19

NTSB case ERA11CA152 · AIRBUS A320-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2011-02-19
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS A320-232 (N706JB)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP

Probable cause

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

Source: NTSB case ERA11CA152

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 pilotAirplane43Class 1 (2010-11-01)9,000 total · 3,175 in this make/model · 5,500 as PIC · 200 last 90 days
Co-pilotAirline transport pilotAirplane / Helicopter52Class 1 (2010-04-01)5,284 total · 257 in this make/model · 3,610 as PIC · 151 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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