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Accident

FAA accident report · Airbus A300B4203 · Indianapolis, IN · March 29, 1987

Date
March 29, 1987 · 23:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N230EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87FA106
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
Reported engine
GE CF650C2
People aboard
246
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,291 total1,234 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In clear above thunderstrom tops hit severe turbulence injuring flight attendant.

As the FAA filed it

IN CLEAR ABOVE THUNDERSTROM TOPS HIT SEVERE TURBULENCE INJURING FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.