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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767-332 · Buenosaires, AG · September 7, 2001

Date
September 7, 2001 · 12:15 local
Place
Buenosaires, AG
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N194DN
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01WA106
Reported as
Boeing 767332
People aboard
89
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(.19) On September 7, 2001, at 1215 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Boeing 767-332, N194DN, owned and operated by delta airlines, inc., as flight 101, encountered moderate turbulence while descending out of 20,ooo feet near buenos aires, argentine. The seatbelt sign was illuminated but a passenger while enroute to the lavatory fractured her left ankle. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an international instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 129 commercial flight. The two flight crew members, three flight attendants and 84 passengers were not injured. One passenger sustained a fractured left ankle and the airplane was not damaged. The flight originated in atlanta, Georgia at 0213 UTC, on September 6, 2001. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of argentina. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: argentine air force air regions command civil aviation accident investigation board this report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the argentine government.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2001, AT 1215 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC), A BOEING 767-332, N194DN, OWNED AND OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 101, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF 20,OOO FEET NEAR BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINE. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED BUT A PASSENGER WHILE ENROUTE TO THE LAVATORY FRACTURED HER LEFT ANKLE. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 129 COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 84 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA AT 0213 UTC, ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2001. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: ARGENTINE AIR FORCE AIR REGIONS COMMAND CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.