# Accident 19970407047219A: Airbus A320232, Newark, NJ, April 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N413UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413UA-2024-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407047219A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 7, 1997, ON UNITED AIRLINES, FLIGHT NO. 203, FROM BOSTON TO NEWARK. THE NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT (NYC97LA071) WAS DATED APRIL 9, 1997, WHICH STATES UNITED AIRLINES AIR BUS (A-320-232), N413UA, ABOUT 0800 EST ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, MS. JULIE TYLER (EMP# 106165), WAS IN THE AISLE PICKING UP A CUP, ETC., WITH A TRAY WHEN IT BECAME TURBULENT. SHE WAS LIFTED UP AND CAME DOWN ON A PASSENGER'S FOOT IN THE AISLE AND FRACTURED THE 5TH METATARSAL BONE IN HER FOOT.

## 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 NYC97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA071), Apr 7, 1997: Airbus Industrie A-320-232 (N413UA), Newark, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with unforecasted turbulence, during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to the flight attendant.

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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