# Accident 20010419006809A: Airbus A320232, April 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2001, 09:48 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 36.0796° N, 115.1407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0796&lon=-115.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010419006809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICA WEST 7, A-320 ENROUTE FROM JFK TO LAS ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN MODERTE-SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH OF CIM VOR AT 1848Z. A/C DESCENDED APPROX. 400 FEET WITHIN 10 SECONDS, CAUSING 6 MINOR INJURIES. A/C ARRIVED AT LAS AT 181Z. MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE FLIGHT AT THE GATE AND TREATED INJURIES. TRANPORTING TWO TO A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR EVALUATION OF THEIR INJURIES. A/C WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA136), Apr 19, 2001: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (N654AW), Las Vegas, NV, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to properly evaluate a hazardous weather advisory and his failure to adequately alter course and flight altitude to avoid the area of hazardous weather.

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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