Accident · 2001-04-26

NTSB case MIA01LA131 · Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-04-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 (N223AT)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

Probable cause

The in-flight encounter with moderate to severe turbulence in clouds resulting in the serious injury to the flight attendant. A contributing factor in the accident was the poor in-flight planning by the captain for his allowing beverage service to continue after being advised by ATC of an area of turbulence that was approximately 4 minutes ahead of their position.

Source: NTSB case MIA01LA131

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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