What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 28, 2007, at about 0800 atlantic standard time, an aerospatiale ATR-72-212 airplane, N407AT, registered to amr leasing corporation, and operated by executive airlines, as American eagle flight 5089, a title CFR part 121 scheduled international passenger flight from nevis island, to San Juan, puerto rico, encountered turbulence while descending to land at San Juan. The airline transport pilot rated captain, and the commercial pilot rated first officer were not injured, two flight attendants received minor injuries, and one passenger received serious injuries. The injured passenger and both flight atttendants were taken to the hospital for treatment. Major surgery was required for the injured passenger. The airplane did not incur any damage. The flight originated in nevis island, the same day, at about 0650.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2007, AT ABOUT 0800 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, AN AEROSPATIALE ATR-72-212 AIRPLANE, N407AT, REGISTERED TO AMR LEASING CORPORATION, AND OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE AIRLINES, AS AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 5089, A TITLE CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM NEVIS ISLAND, TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT SAN JUAN. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED CAPTAIN, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED FIRST OFFICER WERE NOT INJURED, TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE INJURED PASSENGER AND BOTH FLIGHT ATTTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. MAJOR SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR THE INJURED PASSENGER. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT INCUR ANY DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN NEVIS ISLAND, THE SAME DAY, AT ABOUT 0650.
NTSB investigation
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