Airbus 319-132 N806AW

Summary

On 21 August 2021 at about 19:00 local time, a Airbus 319-132 registered N806AW, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 120 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 August 2021 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.9722, -87.9206

Aircraft

Airbus 319-132

Registration

N806AW

Category

Airplane

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA21LA209

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

  American Airlines flight 2760 encountered turbulence while descending through 7,000 ft to land at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, and a flight attendant fractured her kneecap. The captain was the pilot flying and the first officer was monitoring. The flight was in day visual meteorological conditions (VMC), and the weather radar was on, with no signs of convective activity ahead. The captain made the announcement to the cabin crew to prepare for landing and the seatbelt sign was illuminated. The flight crew stated that ATC informed them that between HIHRY and RINNO intersections there were reports of moderate turbulence. The captain called the No. 1 flight attendant to inform her that in five minutes there was the possibility of turbulence, “likely moderate chop”, and for her to inform the rest of the cabin crew. At 7000 ft the flight encountered about 2 to 3 brief moments of moderate turbulence, but the remainder of the flight was smooth. While taxiing to the gate the flight crew was informed that the No. 1 flight attendant, who had been walking through the aisle to prepare for landing, had fallen to her knees because of the turbulence. The flight attendant was taken to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fractured kneecap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.