# Incident 20020408005899I: Lafayette, LA, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 18:56 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408005899I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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