Boeing MD-82 N451AA
12 June 2003 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 June 2003 at about 09:47 local time, a Boeing MD-82 registered N451AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 134 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas/Fort Worth Internationa (DFW)
- Coordinates
- 32.9167, -97.5833
- Aircraft
- Boeing MD-82
- Registration
- N451AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Dallas/Ft Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA193
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 |
Probable cause
The encounter with severe turbulence during descent, prior to the cabin crew taking their seats, which resulted in serious injury to two flight attendants.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The scheduled domestic air carrier flight encountered severe turbulence while making a descent to land, injuring two flight attendants. The pilot illuminated the seatbelt sign and made an announcement for the cabin crew to take their seats because of expected turbulence. The aft cabin attendants went to the rear of the airplane to stow an auxiliary table, and were proceeding to their seats when the turbulence began. One cabin attendant sustained a fractured right ankle, and the other sustained a fractured tibia. The aviation weather report for destination airport included thunderstorm and rain activity with frequent lightning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing MD-82 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2005 | Boeing MD-82 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Lion Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2005 | Boeing MD-82 | Machiques, Venezuela | West Caribbean Airways | Fatal | 160 |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Boeing MD-82 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Lion Mentari Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2006 | Boeing MD-82 | Makassar, Indonesia | Lion Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2007 | Boeing MD-82 | Phuket, Thailand | Orient Thai | Fatal | 89 |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Boeing MD-82 | Madrid, Spain | Spanair | Fatal | 154 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Apex CAP 10B | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |