- Date
- June 16, 1985, 19:12 local (23:12 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 43 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N814NBoeing B-737-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850616074819A
- Case key
- 31416
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Analysis
The acft was deviating around thunderstorm cells when it encountered heavy turbulence. The cabin attendants were conducting beverage service at the time. The passengers andybeen advised to gasten their seat belts and the 'fasten seat belts' lights were on. There is no evidence of any effort by the crew to suspend cabin beverage service. Convective sigmets ans weather forecasts provided adequate warning of thunderstorm activity along the acft's proposed route. At the time of the accident radar data places the acft between two cells of moderate to very heavy intensity level located less than 10 miles apart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N814N
- Reported as
- Boeing B-737-201 (B737-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22962
- Airframe hours
- 4,530
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Piedmont Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MCO · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,350 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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