# Accident 20060707014229A: Airbus A319131, Denver, CO, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 08:10 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8500° N, 104.6772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8500&lon=-104.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N839UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N839UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-131 (registry code 3930317, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319131
- People aboard: 110
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707014229A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA095), Jul 7, 2006: Airbus A319-131 (N839UA), Masonville, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the flight's encounter with unexpected turbulence, which resulted in a passenger sustaining a fractured ankle.

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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