# Accident 19890819034369A: Fokker F28MK4000, Vero Beach, FL, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 18:58 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 27.6394° N, 80.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6394&lon=-80.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489US-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819034369A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AT FL250. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT BROKE HER ANKLE WHEN THROWN TO THE FLOOR.

## 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 MIA89LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA228), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F-28 MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL, no damage. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT.

## Other reports on N489US (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921102052269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102052269I), Nov 2, 1992: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Left wing collided with a push-back tug while taxiing to gate. Tug was unlighted.

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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