Airbus A320-211 N324US

Summary

On 29 November 2002 at about 03:25 local time, a Airbus A320-211 registered N324US was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 43 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

29 November 2002 at 03:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8800, -93.2167

Aircraft

Airbus A320-211

Registration

N324US

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis → Sacramento

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI03LA031

1 person was seriously injured.

The cabin flight crew not verifying the galley service cart had been properly stowed prior to departure, which resulted in the inadvertent deployment of the galley service cart during initial climb after takeoff.

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

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A flight attendant was seriously injured when struck by a galley service cart during initial climb after takeoff. According to company personnel, the galley service cart was not secured properly prior to departure and became detached from the forward galley during climb out. The galley service cart traveled down the center aisle and struck a flight attendant in the aft galley, fracturing his ankle. No anomalies were found with the galley service cart or the galley in which it was stationed prior to takeoff. All restraint levers were intact and functioned as designed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.