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| Date: | Monday 7 April 1997 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N413UA |
| MSN: | 470 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Int'l Aero En V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newark, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston, MA (KBOS) |
| (KEWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to departure, the pilot obtained a company generated full weather briefing for the intended route of flight, which did not call for turbulence. During cruise flight at 16,000 feet, the flight encountered unforecasted turbulence. During the encounter, a flight attendant fell and fractured a bone in her foot.
Probable Cause: an encounter with unforecasted turbulence, during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to the flight attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA071
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 November 1997 | N413UA | United Airlines | 0 | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) | |
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| Cowling loss | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 18:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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