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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1994 |
| Time: | 09:10 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Valujet Airlines |
| Registration: | N901VJ |
| MSN: | 47275/363 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 88 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdosta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Orlando, FL (KMCO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON EN ROUTE CLIMB THE DC-9 ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN ILLUMINATED THE FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED, BUT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULD CONTINUE CABIN SERVICE. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS STANDING IN THE REAR GALLEY AND FELL, BREAKING HER LEG. EXAMINATION OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE REVEALED NO THUNDERSTORMS OR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY THAT WOULD BE OBSERVABLE ON THE WEATHER AVOIDANCE RADAR.
Probable Cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE THAT WAS NOT FORECAST NOR OBSERVABLE ON RADAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA173
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 1994 | N3339L | Valujet Airlines | 0 | Chantilly, VA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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