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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3201 · New Bern, NC · February 19, 2000

Date: February 19, 2000 · 10:00 local
Place: New Bern, NC
Airport: Craven County Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CTXA
Aircraft: N933CX
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3201
Fatal injuries: 0

N933CXRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2007 · British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201S/N 933 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) While in cruise flight at 9,000 MSL, pilot requested a higher altitude to avoid cloud tops. ATC was unable to issue an immediate climb. Aircraft penetrated cloud tops and encountered moderate to severe turbulence causingthree passengers to be tossed out of their seats. The three passengers sustained minor injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment. One passenger was kept overnight for observation and released after 24 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 9,000 MSL, PILOT REQUESTED A HIGHER ALTITUDE TO AVOID CLOUD TOPS. ATC WAS UNABLE TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE CLIMB. AIRCRAFT PENETRATED CLOUD TOPS AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE CAUSINGTHREE PASSENGERS TO BE TOSSED OUT OF THEIR SEATS. THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. ONE PASSENGER WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED AFTER 24 HOURS.