# Incident 20020422018169I: Boeing 767224, Newark, NJ, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 02:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 19.6636° N, 66.1261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6636&lon=-66.1261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68160, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68160-2014-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-224 (registry code 1385170, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767224
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422018169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0230 EDT, A BOEING 767-224, N68160, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE AT FL360 IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES NORTH OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, ON JET AIRWAY A-300 BETWEEN DDP AND LENNT INTERSECTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE THAT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND TWO MINOR INJURIES TO ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO KEWR AND LANDED AT 0556 EDT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 NYC02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA088), Apr 22, 2002: Boeing 767-224 (N68160), Atlantic Ocean, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inadvertent encounter which clear air turbulence during cruise flight.

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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