# NTSB MIA95IA157: Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103, N13983, Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), June 25, 1995 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: June 25, 1995, 12:14 local (16:14 UTC) - Place: Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 22 minor, 231 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 14, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37676 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95IA157 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37676/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA157 ## Probable cause FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO COMPLY WITH THE FLIGHTCREW'S INSTRUCTION TO FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (cause) - seat belt - not used, passenger (cause) - seat belt - not used, flight attendant (cause) ## Analysis THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE CAPTAIN HAD MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS AND ILLUMINATED THE CABIN SIGNS. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE, AND 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 20 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ## Factual narrative On June 25, 1995, about 1214 Atlantic standard time, N13983, an Airbus A300-B4-103, operating as Continental Airlines flight No. 267, scheduled, domestic, passenger service from Newark, New Jersey, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, encountered severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Slapp intersection on airway Green 431. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was not damaged. Two flight attendants and 20 passengers received minor injuries. The flight originated from Newark, New Jersey, about 0845 the same day. The captain stated that he made an announcement over the public address system for the passengers to return to their seats and fasten their seatbelts before the encounter with turbulence. The flight attendants also repeated the announcement in English and Spanish. Initial interviews with airline personnel has revealed that one of the minor injuries was to an infant when his mother lost hold of him in her lap. There was a total of eight lapborne infants, not listed on the manifest. A review of satellite imagery was conducted and the airplane was operating in an area of deformation zone wind shear that would not have been seen by the flightcrew visually nor on radar. This incident was intitialy classified as an accident due to the fact that one passenger remained in a local hospital for over 48 hours. Subsequent interviews with the passenger and her doctor revealed the continued hospitalization was not a result of her injuries. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N13983](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13983-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 092, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103 (300-B4-103) - Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4) (registry code 3930333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0092 - Airframe hours: 44189 - Engines: GE CF6-50C2 38000 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Registered owner: Continental Airlines Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 25, 1995, 5 hours before - Departed: EWK, NEWARK, NJ - Destination: JSJ, SAN JUAN, PR - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; flight engineer, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 14,121 total, 374 in this make and model, 2,987 as pilot in command, 165 in the last 90 days, 79 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 15 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F - Observed at: MIA, 120 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 19950625041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625041799A), Jun 25, 1995: Airbus A300B4103, Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico. Encountered severe turbulence en route. Flight attendants and passengers injured. Babies on laps not on manifest. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.