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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 2019 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-236ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-VIIO |
| MSN: | 29320/182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | On approach to Tampa -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), United Kingdom |
| Tampa, FL (USA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-VIIO performing flight A-2167 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Tampa,FL (USA), was enroute at FL24 about 50nm south west of Tampa when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to 12 passengers and 2 crew. The aircraft continued to Tampa for a safe landing about 15 minutes later.
The FAA reported 12 passengers and 2 crew received "unknown" injuries, the aircraft sustained "unknown" damage. The occurrence was rated an accident (indicating serious injuries and/or substantial damage) and is being investigated.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Tampa for about 5.5 hours, then departed for the return flight.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW2167/history/20190505/1030Z/EGKK/KTPA
FAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 2015 | G-VIIO | British Airways | 0 | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) |  |
sub |
Media:
🇬🇧 Un Boeing 777-200 de British Airways a subit de violentes turbulences lors d’un vol entre Londres & Tampa en Floride.
— air plus news (@airplusnews) 6 mai 2019
▫️14 blessés légers.
▫️Dégâts dans la cabine.
▫️Le vol s’est posé normalement à Tampa.
Info via @breakingavnews pic.twitter.com/aaF2NOg4oO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2019 14:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-May-2019 16:02 | CPUGene | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-May-2019 18:32 | PeterS | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2019 19:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 09-May-2019 19:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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