# Accident 19890510066829A: Airbus A300B4203, San Diego, CA, May 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1989, 21:55 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4203
- Reported engine: GE CF650C2
- People aboard: 93
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 465 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510066829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA191), May 11, 1989: Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-203 (N972C), San Diego, CA, no damage. Probable cause: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE WHICH SERIOUSLY INJURED A PASSENGER IN THE AFT LAVATORY.

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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