| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2003 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: | Boeing 737-83N |
| Owner/operator: | American Trans Air |
| Registration: | N329TZ |
| MSN: | 32615/1207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2365 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 135 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wooster, OH -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cancun (MCUN) |
| Destination airport: | Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, OH (CLE/KCLE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:As the flight was being vectored around weather, the airplane encountered turbulence. A flight attendant, who was preparing the cabin for landing, fell and suffered a broken ankle.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent encounter with turbulence during descent.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | NYC03LA177 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA177
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Mar-2024 10:13 |
ASN Update Bot |
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