Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 N414WF

Summary

On 1 December 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 registered N414WF was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 52 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

1 December 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.0893, -80.1509

Aircraft

Aerospatiale ATR-72-212

Registration

N414WF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nassua → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA039

1 person was seriously injured.

an abrupt maneuver in response to a traffic avoidance system alert, resulting in a flight attendant falling and breaking a leg.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was at 4,000 feet when Air Traffic Control gave the crew a traffic report. The crew could not locate the traffic, because at the time they were flying in instrument meteorological conditions. About 3 minutes later the crew received a TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) alert to climb. The flight climbed from 4,000 feet and leveled off at 5,300 feet. During the climb both flight attendants fell. One flight attendant broke her leg, the other was not injured. The flight attendants were standing completing their pre-landing duties when the event occurred. The pilot radioed ATC that he needed to have an ambulance meet the flight when it landed. The flight landed without further incident, and the flight attendant was taken to a local hospital.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.