Airbus A319 N812AW

Summary

On 17 July 2004 at about 22:42 local time, a Airbus A319 registered N812AW was involved in an accident near Flat Rock, Virginia, United States. 111 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

17 July 2004 at 22:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Flat Rock, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.5333, -77.8333

Aircraft

Airbus A319

Registration

N812AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Dulles

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA168

1 person was seriously injured.

An inadvertent encounter with turbulence in clouds during descent.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the airplane was in level flight at 17,000 feet, it encountered turbulence for approximately 10 seconds. A flight attendant reported that another flight attendant working with him in the rear galley had suffered a broken leg. The flight continued, and landed uneventfully. The injured flight attendant stated that he had received notification from the lead flight attendant that it was going to get bumpy on the way down, and to clean up the cabin for landing. The captain stated that at least 10 minutes prior to the encounter with turbulence, he notified the lead flight attendant of the possibility of turbulence on the arrival. The lead flight attendant asked if the captain wanted her to do the "Final" and have all flight attendants take their seats, which he responded yes. The weather reported at an airport located about 22 miles east of the accident location, included 5 miles of visibility, light rain, mist, broken clouds at 2,800 feet, and an overcast cloud layer at 15,000 feet. Thunderstorm activity was also reported in the area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.