Accident · 2003-06-12

NTSB case LAX03LA193 · Boeing MD-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-06-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing MD-82 (N451AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): American Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

The encounter with severe turbulence during descent, prior to the cabin crew taking their seats, which resulted in serious injury to two flight attendants.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA193

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.

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

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