Accident · 1996-08-29

NTSB case MIA96LA220 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-08-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N392US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: U.S. AIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): US AIR

Probable cause

clear air turbulence, which was encountered during cruise flight and resulted in injuries to passengers.

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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