# Accident 20260403003209A: Airbus A320-232, Punta Cana, April 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2026, 12:15 local time
- Place: Punta Cana
- Airport: Punta Cana
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Aircraft: N794JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527E-A5 (registry code 34605, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527e-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2527E-A5
- People aboard: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260403003209A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FROM 8,000 TO 3,000 FEET ON APPROACH TO PUNTA CANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDPC) WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED, BRIEF MODERATE TURBULENCE. AN INFLIGHT CREWMEMBER, WHO WAS OUT OF THE JUMPSEAT PREPARING FOR FINAL CABIN COMPLIANCE CHECKS, FELL BACKWARDS DUE TO THE TURBULENCE AND STRUCK THEIR TAILBONE ON A METAL PART OF THE CABIN JUMPSEAT. THE INJURED CREWMEMBER LATER REPORTED INTENSE PAIN IN THE INJURED AREA. MEDLINK WAS CONTACTED, AND FOLLOWING THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THE CREWMEMBER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR AN X-RAY AND EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURY RESULTED IN A TAILBONE FRACTURE. NO OTHER PASSENGERS OR CREWMEMBERS WERE INJURED.

A REVIEW OF THE DISPATCH RELEASE AND HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA SHOWED NO SIGMETS, PIREPS, OR RADAR RETURNS THAT WOULD HAVE  HELPED AVOID THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N794JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250618007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250618007919I), Jun 18, 2025: Airbus A320-232 (N794JB), San Juan, PR, Minor damage. On June 18,2025, at 2030 local, [privacy data omitted] an Airbus A-320 [privacy data omitted] departed Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (sju) for orlando…

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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