# Accident 19870329010469A: Airbus A300B4203, Indianapolis, IN, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 23:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.7299° N, 86.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7299&lon=-86.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4203
- Reported engine: GE CF650C2
- People aboard: 246
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,291 total, 1,234 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329010469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA106), Mar 30, 1987: Airbus Industrie A300B4-203 (N230EA), Indianapolis, IN, 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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