Airbus A320-232 N661AW

Summary

On 16 June 2001 at about 02:45 local time, a Airbus A320-232 registered N661AW was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 142 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

16 June 2001 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A320-232

Registration

N661AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA240

1 person was seriously injured.

the flight crew's excessive descent rate, which resulted in an injury to a flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A flight attendant sustained serious injuries when the flight crew placed the transport category airplane in a sudden rapid descent for landing. According to the operator, air traffic control delayed the flight's descent due to traffic, then cleared the flight to resume the profile descent. The flight attendant fell over while she was picking up trash in preparation for landing and hit her head and back on something, rendering her unconscious. The flight crew originally reported encountering turbulence, but later informed the operator and flight attendant that there was no turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.