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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 75728A · Fort Lauderdal, FL · August 9, 2008

Date: August 9, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place: Fort Lauderdal, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: NOCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N756NA
Reported as: Boeing 75728A
People aboard: 161
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,300 total5,100 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Turbulence encountered during descent into fort Lauderdale airport. Three flight attendants treated at a local hospital and released. Two passengers treated at local hospital. One of the passengers was released the same day. The other passenger remained in the hospital. This passenger never regained conscousness after the event, and passed away on August 13, 2008. The coroner determined that the passenger expired due to prior existing medical issues.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED DURING DESCENT INTO FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT. THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. TWO PASSENGERS TREATED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE OTHER PASSENGER REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL. THIS PASSENGER NEVER REGAINED CONSCOUSNESS AFTER THE EVENT, AND PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 13, 2008. THE CORONER DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER EXPIRED DUE TO PRIOR EXISTING MEDICAL ISSUES.