What happened
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(-16) United airlines flt. #19 enroute from jfk airport, new york, to san francisco, CA. Flight was deviating north off course around thunderstorms. Flight turned to approximate heading 250 deg. Between two thunderstorm cells approximately 40 miles apart. Upon emerging from instrument visual conditions, flight crew observed a building cell very close and directly ahead. This cell was not displaying on weather radar as were the others they were deviating around. Although the seat belt sign had been turned on and an announcement made approximately 8-10 mins. Before, and another quick announcement made for flight attendants to be seated, the flight entered the building thunderstorm top approximately 3 sec. After it was observed. Flight encountered severe turbulence, approx. duration 10 sec., with 800-900 ft. altitude loss. Situation assessed, 2 flight attendants and 1 passenger injured, flight diverted to st. louis for medical assistance, landing and deplanement uneventful. Crew actions appropriate - undetected meteorological conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) UNITED AIRLINES FLT. #19 ENROUTE FROM JFK AIRPORT, NEW YORK, TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA. FLIGHT WAS DEVIATING NORTH OFF COURSE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. FLIGHT TURNED TO APPROXIMATE HEADING 250 DEG. BETWEEN TWO THUNDERSTORM CELLS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES APART. UPON EMERGING FROM INSTRUMENT VISUAL CONDITIONS, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A BUILDING CELL VERY CLOSE AND DIRECTLY AHEAD. THIS CELL WAS NOT DISPLAYING ON WEATHER RADAR AS WERE THE OTHERS THEY WERE DEVIATING AROUND. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MINS. BEFORE, AND ANOTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT MADE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED, THE FLIGHT ENTERED THE BUILDING THUNDERSTORM TOP APPROXIMATELY 3 SEC. AFTER IT WAS OBSERVED. FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, APPROX. DURATION 10 SEC., WITH 800-900 FT. ALTITUDE LOSS. SITUATION ASSESSED, 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 1 PASSENGER INJURED, FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, LANDING AND DEPLANEMENT UNEVENTFUL. CREW ACTIONS APPROPRIATE - UNDETECTED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
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