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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 2003 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-111 |
| Owner/operator: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registration: | N917FR |
| MSN: | 1890 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 590 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B 5/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pueblo, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain stated that the airplane was climbing when they encountered light turbulence at 22,000 feet. One of the pilots called to the flight attendants and asked them to sit down. According to the captain, 30 to 60 seconds later the airplane encountered severe turbulence. One flight attendant fractured two metatarsal bones in her left foot, and another flight attendant received minor injuries. The airplane returned to the airport without further incident.
Probable Cause: in-flight encounter with turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA063
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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