Boeing B757-200 N563UA

Summary

On 5 June 2001 at about 13:58 local time, a Boeing B757-200 registered N563UA was involved in an accident near Kokomo, Indiana, United States. 152 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 June 2001 at 13:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.5299, -86.1692

Aircraft

Boeing B757-200

Registration

N563UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA154

1 person was seriously injured.

the turbulence encountered during descent and the passenger failure to return to his seat.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was deviating around thunderstorm activity and while descending the aircraft encountered turbulence resulting in a broken ankle to a passenger. A company representative reported, "Before starting the descent from FL280 to FL240, an announcement was made to the cabin that the FASTEN SEATBELT sign was on and that turbulence was expected during the descent." In a written statement the First Officer reported, "After we encountered the turbulence, we contacted the purser via the interphone. The purser informed us that there was one passenger in a lavatory with an injury to the head, and a second passenger also in a lavatory with a broken ankle." The male passenger received a serious trimalleolar fracture to the left ankle, and the female passenger received a minor injury. The male passenger reported he had unfastened his seatbelt and proceeded to the lavatory at the rear of the airplane. He reported that the fasten seat belt sign was not illuminated when he left his seat, and the flight deck had not issued any advisories while he was waiting for the lavatory. He reported that while he was in the lavatory, the airplane encountered turbulence that led to his injury. The female passenger, who received a minor injury, reported she was in the lavatory when the airplane encountered turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.