Accident Boeing 757-232 N626DL, Wednesday 29 May 2002

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Date:	Wednesday 29 May 2002
Time:	14:08 LT
Type:	Boeing 757-232
Owner/operator:	Delta Air Lines
Registration:	N626DL
MSN:	22916/128
Year of manufacture:	1987
Total airframe hrs:	51316 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney 2037
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Accident
Location:	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD)
Destination airport:	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A flight attendant was preparing the cabin for landing on a Boeing 767-200 when the airplane experienced turbulence. The flight was deviating around cumulonimbus clouds at approximately 11,500 feet, and the seat belt signs were illuminated; all passengers were seated at the time. The flight attendant was thrown around the rear of the cabin and injured.

Probable Cause: In-flight encounter with turbulence during descent, that resulted in an serious injury to the flight attendant.

Accident investigation: