Boeing 757-200 N653A

Summary

On 8 April 1996 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 757-200 registered N653A was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 194 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 1996 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 757-200

Registration

N653A

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 → Caracas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

IAD96LA058

1 person was seriously injured.

the in-flight encounter with unforecast, unexpected turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilots reported that the airplane was in cruise flight at 31,000 feet msl, when it encountered an area of unexpected severe turbulence. They indicated that the flight had been uneventful and smooth prior to the brief turbulence encounter. During the turbulence encounter, one of the aisle carts became airborne and struck a flight attendant's leg when it landed. There was no forecast for turbulence along the airplane's planned route of flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.