# Accident 19960117045519A: Airbus A300B4605R, Atlantic Ocean, January 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1996, 14:38 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Aircraft: N7076A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076A-2012-03-30) (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: 248
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,113 total, 2,359 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960117045519A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FL340 NEAR BF. SEAT SIGN ON. HAD CHANGED ALTITUDES FOR BETTER RIDE. CONTINUED TO SAN JUAN.

## 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 MIA96FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA064), Jan 17, 1996: Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R (N7076A), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), minor damage. Probable cause: the turbulence and failure of the passengers to have their seat belts fastened. A factor relating to this accident was: the failure of the aircraft operator to advise the flight crew of forecast…

## Other reports on N7076A (2)

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

- [Incident 20010812028419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812028419I), Aug 12, 2001: Airbus A300B4605R (N7076A), Newark, NJ. (-23) ATC reported that on 08/12/01, @0654 EDT, aala flight 881, an A300, ignored ATC instructions and turned left instead of right, causing a conflict with a…
- [Incident 19981231043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231043239I), Dec 31, 1998: Airbus A300B4605R (N7076A), New York, NY. (-5)On departure climbout, first officer michael hennessy experienced incresing pain in his sinuses and inner ear. Decision was made to return to jfk where the…

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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