# Accident 20190827014769A: Airbus A320-251N, Denver, CO, August 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2019, 06:25 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-251N (registry code 3940325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-251n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International LEAP-1A26 (registry code 13110, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1a26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-251N
- Reported engine: CFM INTL LEAP-1A26
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827014769A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/27/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 MDT FRONTIER FLIGHT 461, MSP TO DEN, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON DESCENT AT 15, 000 FEET.  THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET IN HER JUMPSEAT WHEN SHE LOST HER FOOTING WHILE STEPPING TOWARD HER JUMPSEAT CAUSING HER LOWER LEFT LEG TO BEND AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR. EMT'S MET THE AIRCRAFT IN DEN.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN 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 DCA19CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA206), Aug 27, 2019: Airbus A320 (N328FR), Denver, CO, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with mountain wave turbulence.

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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