What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 19th, jet blue flight 48 from jfk to btv encountered a short burst of moderate turbulence, approximately 15 to 20 miles from the airport at 6000 ft. after landing at the gate, the captain was advised that 2 flight attendants had suffered injuries, one minor and one serious. The minor injury was a bruised tailbone and the serious injury was two fractured ribs.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 19TH, JET BLUE FLIGHT 48 FROM JFK TO BTV ENCOUNTERED A SHORT BURST OF MODERATE TURBULENCE, APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 6000 FT. AFTER LANDING AT THE GATE, THE CAPTAIN WAS ADVISED THAT 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAD SUFFERED INJURIES, ONE MINOR AND ONE SERIOUS. THE MINOR INJURY WAS A BRUISED TAILBONE AND THE SERIOUS INJURY WAS TWO FRACTURED RIBS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.