# NTSB DCA26LA270: Airbus A321-231, N943JT, Somerset, CO, July 6, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 6, 2026, 23:30 UTC
- Place: Somerset, CO · this lat long is about 50 nm east of Grand Junction CA, on the flight path, at about 23:32 UTC AC is at FL340 at this location/time
- Coordinates: 39.086797, -107.48155 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0868&lon=-107.4815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 164 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: FAA AVP
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26LA270
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203338/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA270

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A321-231, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=3940032), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N943JT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943JT), registered now, S/N 6326, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (registry code 3940032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2533-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (registry code 34611, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6326
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Jetblue Airways Corp
- Registered owner: Jetblue Airways Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: EWR, Newark, NJ
- Destination: LAX, Los Angeles, CA

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.

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