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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VFIT |
| MSN: | 753 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 320 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | over Black Sea -
 Turkey
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft encountered turbulence over Black Sea.
Whilst passing through northern Turkey at FL360 the aircraft encountered moderate to severe turbulence during which a passenger was severely injured. The turbulence was not forecast and there were no indications, visually or on the aircraft’s weather radar, to suggest the aircraft was approaching an area of turbulence.
The passenger was standing in the galley and received a complex fracture of the ankle which required surgical intervention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-an-airbus-a340-operated-by-virgin-on-21-08-2019-en-route-investigation-led-by-aaib---united-kingdom/
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