# Accident 20120610012989A: Airbus Industrie A320-212, Minneapolis, MN, June 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2012, 23:28 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 44.8758° N, 93.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8758&lon=-93.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N352NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (registry code 3930322, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-212
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA12CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610012989A

## Narrative

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

DELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT 888 EXPERIENCED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ON APPROACH INTO MSP.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY WHEN THE TURBULENCE STRUCK.  HE STATED HE WAS AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME.  HIS LEGS IMPACTED THE FLOOR, BREAKING HIS ANKLE.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AND RETURNED TO ATL.

## 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 DCA12CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA088), Jun 11, 2012: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (N352NW), Minneapolis, MN, no damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in descent.

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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