# Accident 20030405005349A: Airbus A319111, Pueblo, CO, April 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2003, 20:15 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 38.2889° N, 104.4967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2889&lon=-104.4967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917FR-2008-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-111 (registry code 3940000, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319111
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030405005349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ENROUTE FROM DEN TO DFW AT FL240-250. TWO EA. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUFFERED A BRUISED TAILBONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ SUFFERED A BROKEN FOOT WITH FRACTURES OF THE 3RD AND 4TH METATARSALS. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED AN AIR RETURN TO DEN. FLIGHT DISPATCH RELEASE WAS OBTAINED FROM FRONTIER AIRLINES. WEATHER BRIEFING DID NOT INDICATE ANY SIGMET IN THE AREA OF PUEBLO, CO.

## 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 DEN03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA063), Apr 6, 2003: Airbus Industrie A319-111 (N917FR), Pueblo, CO, no damage. Probable cause: in-flight encounter with turbulence.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.