Boeing 747-400 G-BNLS
2 April 2002 · Atlantic Ocean · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2002 at about 01:05 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered G-BNLS was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 214 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- 37.6357, -72.8621
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-400
- Registration
- G-BNLS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → London
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- IAD02LA039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 213 |
Probable cause
The airplane's encounter with turbulence, while climbing to an assigned altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About 20 minutes after departure, the airplane encountered "moderate turbulence" while climbing through Flight Level (FL) 350. During the turbulence encounter, a passenger was returning to her seat when she fell and broke her right ankle. The flight crew returned to the airport, and the airplane landed without further incident. Turbulence was not forecast for the route of flight, and the seat belt sign was illuminated for the entire fight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2002 | Boeing 747-240B | Manchester, United Kingdom | Pakistan International Airlines COR | Unknown | - |
| 25 May 2002 | Boeing 747-200 | Makung Island, Taiwan | China Airlines Ltd | Fatal | 206 |
| 10 Oct 2002 | Boeing 747-400 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Boeing 747-419 | Auckland, New Zealand | Air New Zealand | Unknown | - |
| 1 Mar 2002 | Boeing 747 | Sydney, Australia | British Airways | Unknown | - |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Boeing 747-256 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |