# Accident 19991027029719A: Airbus A300B4605R, Miami, FL, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999
- Place: Miami, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70054, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70054-2011-08-26) (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
- People aboard: 156
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027029719A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 27, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 0440 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIRBUS A300-605, N70054, ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ENROUTE TO MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 918 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, FIRST OFFICER, EIGHT CABIN CREW MEMBERS, AND 146 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LIMA, PERU, ON OCTOBER 26, 1999 AT 0010 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, FLIGHT 918 WAS ENROUTE FROM LIMA, PERU, TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. A PASSENGER WAS WALKING IN THE AISLE AT THE TIME THE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND WAS THROWN OFF BALANCE INTO A PASSENGER SEAT ARMREST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE TO ONE RIB.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N70054 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881024070059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024070059I), Oct 24, 1988: Airbus A300B4605R (N70054), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Reported fire indication in right engine. Declared emergency and returned. Bleed valve clamps were under torqued.

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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