What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c encountered clear air turbulance at flight level 260 resulting in flight attendent receiving serious injuries. A/c was twenty minutes from landing at the next scheduled stop at Atlanta Hartsfield international airport. Captain elected to continue to Atlanta where emergency vehicles were waiting. Subsequent medical examinations of flight attendant revealed a broken left ankle and a sprained right ankle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULANCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 260 RESULTING IN FLIGHT ATTENDENT RECEIVING SERIOUS INJURIES. A/C WAS TWENTY MINUTES FROM LANDING AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED STOP AT ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO ATLANTA WHERE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE WAITING. SUBSEQUENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT REVEALED A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE AND A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
NTSB investigation
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