# Accident 19860713037149A: Airbus A300B42C, West Palm Beach, FL, July 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1986, 17:31 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 26.6609° N, 80.0899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6609&lon=-80.0899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B42C
- Reported engine: GE CF650C2
- People aboard: 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,145 total, 1,481 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713037149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT WITH INJURY TO PASSENGERS AND ATTENDANTS. NEAR AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA208), Jul 13, 1986: Airbus Industrie A300B4-2C (N206EA), West Palm Bch, FL, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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