Airbus 319-131 N821UA

Summary

On 30 September 1999 at about 17:15 local time, a Airbus 319-131 registered N821UA was involved in an accident near Sparta, New Jersey, United States. 45 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 1999 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sparta, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus 319-131

Registration

N821UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boston → Dulles

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA240

1 person was seriously injured.

The airplane's encounter with clear air turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported light chop to occasional light turbulence at flight level 310. About 15 minutes from the destination airport, a flight attendant was thrown against door 2L and became momentarily unconscious. The captain declared a medical emergency, and after landing, the flight attendant was transported to the hospital. She was diagnosed with a herniated C-6 disk, and underwent surgery to repair the disk. Weather reports indicated no forecasted turbulence along the route of flight. At flight level 310, winds were from the west/southwest at 50-70 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.