# Accident 20181012019839A: Airbus A319-111, Denver, CO, October 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2018, 08:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 39.5169° N, 104.4039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5169&lon=-104.4039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926FR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-111
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019839A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/12/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 MDT FRONTIER FLIGHT 190, DEN TO AUS, ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE AT 24,000 FEET. THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE GALLEY PREPARING FOR INFLIGHT SERVICE AT THIS TIME AND WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR INJURING HER ANKLE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEN AND THE FA WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED SHE HAD BROKEN HER ANKLE.

NO NTSB NUMBER HAS BEEN RECEIVED. AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM NTSB INVESTIGATOR. WILL AMEND.

## 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 DCA19CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA010), Oct 12, 2018: Airbus A319 (N926FR), Denver, CO, no damage. Probable cause: inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence resulting in a flight attendant receiving serious injuries.

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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