# Accident 20110219003149A: Airbus A320-232, Burlington, VT, February 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2011, 18:51 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 44.0451° N, 72.7105° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0451&lon=-72.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N706JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527-A5 (registry code 34604, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2527-A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,375 total, 2,701 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110219003149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA152), Feb 19, 2011: Airbus A320-232 (N706JB), North Fayston, VT, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inadvertent encounter with turbulence during the approach, which resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.

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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