Boeing 737-823 N947AN
7 April 2008 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2008 at about 02:00 local time, a Boeing 737-823 registered N947AN was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 148 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Coordinates
- 25.3728, -82.1644
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-823
- Registration
- N947AN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cancun → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA156
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 146 |
Probable cause
An unexpected encounter with turbulence, during the initial descent for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Boeing 737-800 encountered turbulence while descending for arrival. The pilot flying (captain) stated that 26 minutes before the scheduled landing he asked the flight attendants to prepare the cabin earlier than normal due to convective weather along the route of flight. Ten minutes after the announcement the airplane encountered turbulence. The pilot reported that both of the airplane's weather radar systems were turned on, and were scanning at 40 and 80 miles range respectively. He reported that the returns showed no convective activity in the immediate area. Two flight attendants were in the aft galley area, after having secured the main cabin for landing, when the turbulence was encountered. During the encounter the attendants were thrown to the ceiling and one sustained a fractured ankle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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