What happened
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(-23) Pan am flight 164 departed sanford (sfr), FL, at 2053Z destined for pittsburg (pit), PA. While maneuvering between cells 60 miles south fo the cae VORTAC, pan am flight 164 experienced severe turbulence. The PIC diverted into Charleston international airport (chs), SC. Sixteen persons were hospitalized; all but two were treated and released. Two individuals remianed hospitalized. One female flight attendant suffered a broken collar bone and a broken neck. One female passenger suffered a broken back. The aircraft was inspected and ferried to portsmouth, NH, where interior maintenance was accomplished. No structural damage was noted. (-19) on July 28, 2000, at 1737 eastern daylight time, a Boeing B727-200, N364PA, operating as pan am flight 164, encountered severe turbulence at flight level 330, 60 miles south of columbia, south carolina. The flight diverted into Charleston, south carolina and landed without further incident, the scheduled domestic passenger flight was operated by pan am airways corporation under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 121 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accid ent. The airplane was not damaged. One passenger and a flight attendant received serious injuries, 11 passengers and three flight attendants received minor injuries, and the air transport pilot with four crew members and 52 passengers were not injured. The air carrier flight departed sanford, Florida, at an undetermined time. Approximately one hour and 30 minutes into the flight, the pilot turned on the fasten seat-belt sign. At the same time the cabin crew proceeded to secure the passenger cabin. According to the flight crew, about 60 miles south of columbia, south carolina, for landing. Reportedly, 16 persons from the flight, including four flight attendants, were transported to local hospitals for treatment. Several passengers were treated and released. However, a flight attendant and a passenger remained hospitalized with serious neck and back injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PAN AM FLIGHT 164 DEPARTED SANFORD (SFR), FL, AT 2053Z DESTINED FOR PITTSBURG (PIT), PA. WHILE MANEUVERING BETWEEN CELLS 60 MILES SOUTH FO THE CAE VORTAC, PAN AM FLIGHT 164 EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE PIC DIVERTED INTO CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CHS), SC. SIXTEEN PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED; ALL BUT TWO WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. TWO INDIVIDUALS REMIANED HOSPITALIZED. ONE FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND A BROKEN NECK. ONE FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO PORTSMOUTH, NH, WHERE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. (-19) ON JULY 28, 2000, AT 1737 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING B727-200, N364PA, OPERATING AS PAN AM FLIGHT 164, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, 60 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, THE SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY PAN AM AIRWAYS CORPORATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCID ENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, 11 PASSENGERS AND THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT WITH FOUR CREW MEMBERS AND 52 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIR CARRIER FLIGHT DEPARTED SANFORD, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT TURNED ON THE FASTEN SEAT-BELT SIGN. AT THE SAME TIME THE CABIN CREW PROCEEDED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER CABIN. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR LANDING. REPORTEDLY, 16 PERSONS FROM THE FLIGHT, INCLUDING FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. HOWEVER, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND A PASSENGER REMAINED HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS NECK AND BACK INJURIES.
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