Airbus A321 231 N670NK

Summary

On 6 December 2017 at about 03:07 local time, a Airbus A321 231 registered N670NK, operated by Spirit Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 102 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

6 December 2017 at 03:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.0725, -80.1528

Aircraft

Airbus A321 231

Registration

N670NK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

2

Operator

Spirit Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlantic City → Fort Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA18CA055

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 6, 2017, about 2207 eastern standard time, Spirit Airlines flight NKS265, an Airbus 321-231, N670NK, encountered turbulence during approach to land at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (KFLL), Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One flight attendant received a serious injury and the airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Atlantic City International Airport (KACY), Atlantic City, New Jersey, to KFLL. According to the flight crew, the flight encounter the severe turbulence while descending through about 12,000 shortly after entering instrument meteorological conditions.  There had been no reports of turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign was activated. At the time of the turbulence encounter, the flight attendants (FA) were conducting their final cabin checks when all five FAs were thrown to the floor.  One FA sustained an ankle injury and remained on the floor for the remainder of the flight.  After landing, all five FAs were transported to the hospital where the FA was diagnosed with a medial and posterior malleolar facture.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.