# Incident 19910828062919I: Airbus A300B4605R, Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 13:42 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Aircraft: N18066, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18066-2009-10-21) (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: GENELC CF680C2B6
- People aboard: 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91IA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828062919I

## Narrative

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

DEVIATED AT FL290 FOR RADAR PICTURE WX. HIT CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. PASSENGERS INJURED. NO SIGMENTS.SEAT BELT SIGN ON

## 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 MIA91IA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA207), Aug 28, 1991: Airbus Industrie A-300-600R (N18066), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO COMPLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS AND UTILIZE THEIR SEATBELTS.

## Other reports on N18066 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900311026799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311026799I), Mar 11, 1990: Airbus A300B4605R (N18066), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Lower access door open warning on climb. Returned. Door found on runway. Suspect improper installation.

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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