# NTSB MIA86FA208: Airbus Industrie A300B4-2C, N206EA, West Palm Bch, FL, July 13, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1986, 17:31 local (21:31 UTC)
- Place: West Palm Bch, FL
- Coordinates: 26.660934, -80.089904 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6609&lon=-80.0899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 28 minor, 213 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86FA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31508/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA208

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, descent - normal
  - weather condition - turbulence (cause)
  - instructions,written/verbal - not followed, passenger (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Airbus Industrie A300B4-2C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 066
- Engines: GE CF6-50C2 52500 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.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860713037149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713037149A), Jul 13, 1986: Airbus A300B42C, West Palm Beach, FL. Encountered turbulence during descent with injury to passengers and attendants. Near area of thunderstorms.

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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