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Accident

FAA accident report · Airbus A319-131 · Denver, CO · July 7, 2006

Date
July 7, 2006 · 08:10 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N839UA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN06LA095
Reported as
Airbus A319131
People aboard
110
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flight departed jacksonville Florida and on descent to Denver Colorado encountered turbulence over the mountains. One passenger sustained a broken ankle. The pilot of the flight contacted air traffic control and requested priority handling to Denver due to the injured passenger. The aircraft landed in Denver without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT DEPARTED JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND ON DESCENT TO DENVER COLORADO ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. THE PILOT OF THE FLIGHT CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO DENVER DUE TO THE INJURED PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DENVER WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.