19890510066829A

Accident

FAA accident report · Airbus A300B4203 · San Diego, CA · May 10, 1989

Date
May 10, 1989 · 21:55 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N972C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA191
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
Reported engine
GE CF650C2
People aboard
93
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total465 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.

Encountered severe clear air turbulence on descent. Passenger in aft lavatory injured. Seat belt sign on 4 minutes.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ON DESCENT. PASSENGER IN AFT LAVATORY INJURED. SEAT BELT SIGN ON 4 MINUTES.

NTSB investigation

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