Accident · 1996-01-17

NTSB case MIA96FA064 · Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
1996-01-17
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R (N7076A)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the turbulence and failure of the passengers to have their seat belts fastened. A factor relating to this accident was: the failure of the aircraft operator to advise the flight crew of forecast active intensifying thunderstorm conditions in the area of the accident.

Source: NTSB case MIA96FA064

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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