Boeing 737-200 N253US

Summary

On 17 April 2001 at about 12:30 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N253US was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 78 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 2001 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Jacksonville Intl (JAX)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-200

Registration

N253US

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL01LA049

1 person was seriously injured.

The flight dispatcher failure to provide the flight crew with current in-flight turbulence information that resulted in the in-flight encounter with turbulence during climb. A factor was the pilots failure to obtain adequate weather information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately 12-15 minutes after takeoff during climb, flight 2686 experienced moderate turbulence. The seat belt sign was illuminated at the time. One of the flight attendants was thrown to the floor and received serious injuries during the encounter. According to the pilot, the flight crew was not informed of the 0736 pilot report of turbulence in the vicinity of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.