3/03/99

*** FAA: United 727 hits turbulence F/A Sustains Serious Injuries

A. Type: Accident Mid Air:N Missing:N Entry date: 10/04/1999 From: EASTERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg.No.: UAL1509 M/M: B727 Desc: MODEL 727 Activity: Business Phase: Approach GA-A/C: Air Carrier UNITED AIRLINES ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE ARPT, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES (HERNIATED DISK IN HER BACK), NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED, NO ACFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT DULLES.

D. Location City: DULLES State: VA
E. Occ Date: 09/30/1999 Time: 17:43
F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: EA27 DO CTY: WASHINGTON IAD
DO State: DC Others: NTSB
G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: BOSTON, MA Dep Date: 09/30/1999 Time:
Dest: DULLES, VA Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR

* Damages for Turbulence -- Jury Awards $2.2 Million for Turbulence

*** 21 aboard China jet in hospital

HONG KONG (AP) - Twenty passengers and crew remained hospitalized a day after a China Southern Airlines jet hit turbulence and plunged 2,000 feet, hospital officials said Monday. A 49-year-old man from Taiwan remained in serious condition with a fractured spine, said Linus Fu, a spokesman for Princess Margaret Hospital. His name was not disclosed. Others were in stable and satisfactory condition with head and neck injuries, Fu said. Flight CZ341, carrying 160 passengers from the southern Chinese city of Kunming, hit severe turbulence and dropped from 21,000 feet to 19,000 feet in five to 10 seconds. The impact hurled many passengers from their seats.

*** 47 injured on Hong Kong-bound jet

HONG KONG (AP) - A China Southern Airlines jet ran into strong turbulence and plunged 2,000 feet shortly before it landed in Hong Kong Sunday. Forty-seven passengers were injured, seven of them seriously. Eight people remained hospitalized late Sunday. The seven who were seriously hurt included one American and one Japanese, said Dr. N. K. Leung, chief executive of the Princess Margaret Hospital. The plane fell from 21,000 feet to 19,000 feet in about five to 10 seconds, said Wang Guixiang, president and director of China's National Civil Aviation Corporation. Some of the passengers were not wearing seat belts, and airport officials said there had been no prior announcement to put them on before the jolt.

*** Turbulence injures 3 near Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) - Two passengers and a crew member were injured when a Japan Airlines jumbo jet from Honolulu hit severe air turbulence near Tokyo on Tuesday, a JAL official said. Airline spokesman Sakae Kitajima said the three, all Japanese women, suffered minor injuries, possibly from hitting seats or the ground. Kitajima declined to identify the three, who were treated at a clinic at the Tokyo International Airport but were not hospitalized.
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*** NTSB: American Airlines A-300 hits CAT

NTSB Identification: ATL00LA004 Scheduled 14 CFR 121 operation of AMERICAN AIRLINES Accident occurred OCT-27-99 at MIAMI, FL Aircraft: Airbus A300-605, registration: N70054 Injuries: 1 Serious, 156 Uninjured. On October 27, 1999, at approximately 0440 eastern daylight time, an Airbus A300-605, N70054, encountered clear air turbulence enroute to Miami, Florida. The commercial flight was operated by American Airlines as Flight 918 under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 121 and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and an instrument flight plan was filed. The pilot, first officer, eight cabin crew members, and 146 passengers were not injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Lima, Peru, on October 26, 1999 at 0010 eastern daylight time. According to American Airlines, Flight 918 was enroute from Lima, Peru, to Miami, Florida, when they encountered clear air turbulence. The fasten seatbelt sign was illuminated. A passenger was walking in the aisle at the time the turbulence was encountered and was thrown off balance into a passenger seat armrest. The passenger sustained a non-displaced fracture to one rib.