Airbus A-320-232 N413UA
7 April 1997 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1997 at about 12:00 local time, a Airbus A-320-232 registered N413UA was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 45 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.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A-320-232
- Registration
- N413UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA071
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
Probable cause
an encounter with unforecasted turbulence, during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to the flight attendant.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Prior to departure, the pilot obtained a company generated full weather briefing for the intended route of flight, which did not call for turbulence. During cruise flight at 16,000 feet, the flight encountered unforecasted turbulence. During the encounter, a flight attendant fell and fractured a bone in her foot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A-320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1996 | Airbus A-320 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1996 | Airbus A-320-211 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1998 | Airbus A-320-212 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1998 | Airbus A-320-231 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Prime Air, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1999 | Airbus A-320-232 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Airbus A-320-211 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-44-180T | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | Wagner Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft J35 | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Edwin H. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-32-260 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | Walter C Corocco | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1997 | Cady LONG-EZ | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Vincentown, New Jersey, United States | Carl J. Mikuletzky | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | Thomas W. Papperman | No injuries | - |