# Accident 20050211004919A: Saab 340B, Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N394AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N394AE-2009-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050211004919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LAX, AE30 WAS 7 MILES IN TRAIL OF B747. AE30 ENCOUNTERED JOLT OF TURBULENCE CAUSING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S HEAD TO COME IN CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD BIN CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ORIENTATION. A DEAD-HEADING FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASSUMED DUTIES FOR A MOMENT UNTIL ASSIGNED FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO RESUME HIS DUTIES.

## 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 LAX05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA105), Feb 12, 2005: Saab-Scania Saab 340B (N394AE), Los Angeles, CA, no damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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