*** FAA: JetBlue A320 hit turbulence over N.Y.
A. Type: I Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 08/10/2000 From: EASTERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg. No.: JBU5 M/M: A320 Desc: A-320 Activity: Business Phase: Unknown GA-A/C: Air Carrier JETBLUE AIRLINES ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE EN ROUTE OVER SYRACUSE, NY, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED, THE ACFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT NEW YORK, NY. C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk: Y # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: D. Location. City: SYRACUSE State: NY Country: US E. Event Date: 08/10/2000 Time: 0013 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: EA15 DO City: NEW YORK Dest: NEW YORK, NY Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR
*** NTSB: Continental Express EMB-120 hits turbulence
NTSB Identification: FTW00LA228 Scheduled 14 CFR 121 operation of CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC. Accident occurred AUG-12-00 at SAN ANGELO, TX Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER, registration: N16718 Injuries: 1 Serious, 22 Uninjured. On August 12, 2000, at 1303 central daylight time, an Embraer EMB-120ER twin turboprop airplane, N16718, operating as Jetlink flight 2961, experienced an uncommanded disconnect of the autopilot while descending near San Angelo, Texas. The airline transport rated captain, airline transport rated first officer, and 20 passengers were not injured; the flight attendant sustained a serious injury.
*** American 757 -- 13 hurt after turbulence encounter
(08-24) 07:46 PDT HOUSTON (AP) -- Flight attendants hit the cabin ceiling and food went flying when an American Airlines plane hit clear-air turbulence over the Gulf of Mexico, injuring 13 people. The Boeing 757 with 60 passengers and eight crew members aboard was en route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Miami when it encountered the rough air Wednesday about 180 miles off the Texas coast, said Dale Morris, a spokesman for the Fort Worth-based airline. Passengers said the cockpit crew told them the aircraft had plunged about 300 feet. Flight 304 turned around and headed for Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. http://airlinebiz.com/wire/08242000 (See Full Story!) * Plane Encounters Turbulence * 13 Hurt in Airplane Turbulence * Turbulence Injures 13 on American Jet * Thirteen injured after jet makes emergency landing in Houston * 13 hurt after plane encounters turbulence over Gulf of Mexico * Thirteen treated for injuries after plane encounters turbulence
*** FAA: Americna Airlines 757 hits severe turbulence
A. Type: I Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 08/24/2000 From: SOUTHWEST REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg. No.: AAL304 M/M: B757 Desc: B-757 Activity: Business Phase: Cruise GA-A/C: Air Carrier AMERICAN AIRLINES ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FL370 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS, TX, 8 PAX AND 5 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED, THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN HOUSTON, TX. WX: CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Damage: None C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 5 Unk: Y # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 8 Unk: Y # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: D. Location. City: HOUSTON State: TX Country: US E. Event Date: 08/23/2000 Time: 2057 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: SW09 DO City: HOUSTON G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: DALLAS/FT. WORTH, TX Dep Date: 08/23/2000 Time: Dest: SAN JUAN, PR Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR