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.
(-23)Flight was in cruise at a FL in low 30'S, approx. 40 NM e of lbl, when it encountered severe turbulence. Immediate loss of 4,000 feet. Nearest thunderstorm cell was approx. 30 miles away. Flight was diverted due to unresolved ecam messages (doors, flt controls, elac 2 pitch fault) and possible injuries. Aircraft was not damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)FLIGHT WAS IN CRUISE AT A FL IN LOW 30'S, APPROX. 40 NM E OF LBL, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF 4,000 FEET. NEAREST THUNDERSTORM CELL WAS APPROX. 30 MILES AWAY. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED DUE TO UNRESOLVED ECAM MESSAGES (DOORS, FLT CONTROLS, ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT) AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED.