Accident · 2001-05-28

NTSB case MIA01LA146 · Boeing 737-301 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-05-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-301 (N349US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: US AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): US Airways Inc

Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with unforecasted weather (turbulence) during an enroute climb resulting in one flight attendant sustaining serious injury.

Source: NTSB case MIA01LA146

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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