19871111067679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airbus A310324 · Atlantic Ocean, FL · November 11, 1987

Date
November 11, 1987 · 20:46 local
Place
Atlantic Ocean, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N813PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA032
Reported as
Airbus A310324
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4152
People aboard
105
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,223 total625 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.

Experienced clear air turbulence at altitude. Some passengers and cabin crew hurt. Diverted. Minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AT ALTITUDE. SOME PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW HURT. DIVERTED. MINOR DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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