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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airbus A320-214 · Denver, CO · August 12, 2013

Date
August 12, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N208FR
Reported as
Airbus A320-214
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-5B4
People aboard
164
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,740 in this make and model

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What happened

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

On August 12, 2013, at approximately 1200 mountain daylight time (MDT), frontier airlines flight 283, an Airbus A320-214, N208FR, encountered severe turbulance at the top of descent into Denver international airport, Denver, Colorado (den). One flight attendant sustained serious injuries and two additional flight attendants received minor injuries. The passenger flight was operating under 14 code of federal regulations part 121 domestic rules and originated from st. louis international airport, st. louis, Missouri (stl). The flight was operated under instrument flight rules (IFR) and was in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at the time of the accident.

The fasten seat belt signs were illuminated and the captain had advised the flight attendants to be seated. However, the flight attendants continued their service related duties and were not seated at the time the aircraft encountered the turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 12, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT 283, AN AIRBUS A320-214, N208FR, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULANCE AT THE TOP OF DESCENT INTO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO (DEN). ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 DOMESTIC RULES AND ORIGINATED FROM ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (STL). THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) AND WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGNS WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE CAPTAIN HAD ADVISED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED. HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONTINUED THEIR SERVICE RELATED DUTIES AND WERE NOT SEATED AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE TURBULENCE.