# Accident 19970926029059A: Airbus A300B4605R, Long Insland, NY, September 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Long Insland, NY
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.7405° N, 73.9294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7405&lon=-73.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14077-2012-05-21) (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: GE CF680
- People aboard: 161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,003 total, 1,939 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926029059A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. (.4)THE CAPTAIN HAD BEGAN A ROUTINE DESCENT FROM FLIGHT LEVEL 330, AND PLACED THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN ON.  ABOUT 10 TO 14 MINUTES LATER, WHILE THE AIRPLANE PASSED THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 260, THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 SECONDS.  A PASSENGER RETURNING TO HIS SEAT SUSTAINED A TWISTED AND DISLOCATED ANKLE INJURY.                          (-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE BETWEEN FL260 AND FL240 OVER JFK.  PASSENGER INJURED, MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO LEFT ANKLE.  PILOT'S REPORTS REQUESTED AND NOT RECEIVED AS OF 10/17/97.  NTSB HAS REQUESTED PILOT'S REPORT ALSO.  WILL FORWARD REPORTS IF RECEIVED.

## 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 NYC97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA187), Sep 26, 1997: Airbus Industrie A-300 (N14077), Long Island, NY, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence and the passenger's failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign.

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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