Accident · 1989-08-19

NTSB case MIA89LA228 · FOKKER F-28 MK4000 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-08-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: FOKKER F-28 MK4000 (N489US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT.

Source: NTSB case MIA89LA228

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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