What happened
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On March 3, 1999, about 1530 eastern standard time, a flight attendant was seriously injured when a Saab 340A, N343BE, operating as business express flight 6277, encountered turbulence about 40 nautical miles northeast of atlantic city, new jersey. The airplane was not damaged, and the 2 pilots and 30 passengers were uninjured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight between general edward lawrence logan international airport (bos), boston, Massachusetts, and philadelphia international airport (phl), philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The scheduled passenger flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 121. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane was in a descent, and the flight attendant was in her seat, but not secured. When the turbulence struck, she was thrown into the air, AD then onto the deck. She remained there until after the airplane's arrival at the gate, when she was evacuated by emergency medical personnel. The captain stated that the airplane was at approximately 7,000 feet when it encountered unexpected severe turbulence. The weather radar was on and operating normally, and the seat belt sign was illuminated. There were no reports of turbulence along the route of flight, and the flight had been smooth both before, and after the turbulence event. (-23)aircraft decended out of 10,000 ft of 7,000 on the way down hit turbulence. Flight attendant was tossed from her seat, hit ceiling and was thrown back into her seat and then onto the floor. Flight attendant sustained serious injuries-fractured vertebra. (.4) the airplane was in a descent, the seat belt sign was turned on, and the flight attendant had returned to her seat after conducting a walk-through. She was 'waiting for the 10 out call,' and was not belted in at the time. The airplane encountered turbulence, and the flight attendant was thrown from her seat. Her head hit the ceiling of the airplane, and when she came down, she hit her back on the jumpseat, which had retracted. At the time of the accident, the airplane's weather radar was on and operating normally. There were no reports of turbulence along the route of flight, and it had been smooth both before and after the turbulence event.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 3, 1999, ABOUT 1530 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN A SAAB 340A, N343BE, OPERATING AS BUSINESS EXPRESS FLIGHT 6277, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ABOUT 40 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THE 2 PILOTS AND 30 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT BETWEEN GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS), BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A DESCENT, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN HER SEAT, BUT NOT SECURED. WHEN THE TURBULENCE STRUCK, SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR, AD THEN ONTO THE DECK. SHE REMAINED THERE UNTIL AFTER THE AIRPLANE'S ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, WHEN SHE WAS EVACUATED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE WEATHER RADAR WAS ON AND OPERATING NORMALLY, AND THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF TURBULENCE ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT, AND THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN SMOOTH BOTH BEFORE, AND AFTER THE TURBULENCE EVENT. (-23)AIRCRAFT DECENDED OUT OF 10,000 FT OF 7,000 ON THE WAY DOWN HIT TURBULENCE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TOSSED FROM HER SEAT, HIT CEILING AND WAS THROWN BACK INTO HER SEAT AND THEN ONTO THE FLOOR. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES-FRACTURED VERTEBRA. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A DESCENT, THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD RETURNED TO HER SEAT AFTER CONDUCTING A WALK-THROUGH. SHE WAS 'WAITING FOR THE 10 OUT CALL,' AND WAS NOT BELTED IN AT THE TIME. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN FROM HER SEAT. HER HEAD HIT THE CEILING OF THE AIRPLANE, AND WHEN SHE CAME DOWN, SHE HIT HER BACK ON THE JUMPSEAT, WHICH HAD RETRACTED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE'S WEATHER RADAR WAS ON AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF TURBULENCE ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT, AND IT HAD BEEN SMOOTH BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE TURBULENCE EVENT.
NTSB investigation
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