30.2241° N, 92.0198° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 8, 2002 · 18:56 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
0
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) Eagle flight 3609, an SF-34 enroute to btr from houston hobby encountered severe turbulence at 11,000 feet in the vicinity of lft resulting in the injury of one passenger, a minor, brittany rachael. Passenger examined by competent medical response upon arrival and released to parents.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EAGLE FLIGHT 3609, AN SF-34 ENROUTE TO BTR FROM HOUSTON HOBBY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 11,000 FEET IN THE VICINITY OF LFT RESULTING IN THE INJURY OF ONE PASSENGER, A MINOR, BRITTANY RACHAEL. PASSENGER EXAMINED BY COMPETENT MEDICAL RESPONSE UPON ARRIVAL AND RELEASED TO PARENTS.