Airbus A300B4-2C N206EA
13 July 1986 · West Palm Bch, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1986 at about 21:31 local time, a Airbus A300B4-2C registered N206EA was involved in an accident near West Palm Bch, Florida, United States. 243 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 28 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Bch, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.6609, -80.0899
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300B4-2C
- Registration
- N206EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86FA208
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 213 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN MADE THAT THEY WERE STARTING THEIR DESCENT INTO THE MIAMI AREA AND TURNED THE SEATBELT SIGN ON AND THE PASSENGERS HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND SOME INJURIES RESULTED DUE TO THE PASSENGERS NOT BEING IN THEIR SEATS OR NOT HAVING THEIR SEATBELTS FASTENED. NO OTHER TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED BEFORE OR AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A300B4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1987 | Airbus A300B4-203 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1997 | Airbus A300B4-605R | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1998 | Airbus A300B4-62R | Taiwan | China Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 20 Nov 2000 | Airbus A300B4-605R | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Airbus A300B4-605R | Belle Harbor, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 260 |
| 14 Apr 2010 | Airbus A300B4-203 | Monterrey, Mexico | Aero Union | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1986 | Beagle B206-2 | Pedro, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1986 | Blythe QUICKIE | Eustis, Florida, United States | Douglas Steen | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1986 | Cessna 150H | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Robinson R22 HP | Lk Buena Vista, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |