- Date
- July 13, 1986, 17:31 local (21:31 UTC)
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 28 minor, 213 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N206EAAirbus Industrie A300B4-2C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860713037149A
- Case key
- 31508
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Analysis
The captain stated that an announcement had been made that they were starting their descent into the miami area and turned the seatbelt sign on and the passengers had been instructed to return to their seats. Approximately 5 minutes later, turbulence was encountered and some injuries resulted due to the passengers not being in their seats or not having their seatbelts fastened. No other turbulence was encountered before or after this occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N206EA
- Reported as
- Airbus Industrie A300B4-2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 066
- Engine
- GE CF6-50C2, 52,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JFK · New York, NY
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,145 total · 1,481 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.