# Accident 20040717025989A: Airbus A319132, Flat Rock, VA, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 18:42 local time
- Place: Flat Rock, VA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 37.5333° N, 77.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5333&lon=-77.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-132 (registry code 3930340, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319132
- Reported engine: IAE V2524A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,657 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717025989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT ATTENDANT BROKE HIS ARM DUE TO AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HE WAS NOT IN HIS SEAT. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## 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 NYC04LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA168), Jul 17, 2004: Airbus Industrie A319 (N812AW), Flat Rock, VA, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with turbulence in clouds during descent.

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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