# Accident 19910701027639A: Airbus A300B4605R, Newark, NJ, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 20:47 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41063-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 204
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,320 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701027639A

## Narrative

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

DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORM. HIT SEVERE TURBULENCE. PASSENGERS AND ATTENDANTS INJURED. IN CIRRUS AT FL350.

## 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 NYC91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA164), Jul 2, 1991: Airbus Industrie A-300-605R (N41063), Newark, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH IN-FLIGHT TURBULENCE, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO A CREWMEMBER AND A PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N41063 (3)

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

- [Incident 20020117000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117000559I), Jan 17, 2002: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) The #1 engine cowl was damaged by contact with the jetbridge while the aircraft was being guided to park at gate 4, terminal 9. Investigation established…
- [Accident 19970206045929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206045929A), Feb 6, 1997: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), St Johns, AC, Substantial damage. (.4)The scheduled flight from san juan to the Antigua (anu) area was uneventful. During the VOR 07 approach, at about 2,500 feet AGL, the flight maneuvered to…
- [Incident 19931019044859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931019044859I), Oct 19, 1993: Airbus A300B4605R (N41063), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. NR2 engine failed after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Found NR6 compressor disk had failed.

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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