Boeing 767 N320AA

Summary

On 30 April 2010 at about 02:40 local time, a Boeing 767 registered N320AA, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. 178 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2010 at 02:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.5009, -94.1704

Aircraft

Boeing 767

Registration

N320AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Francisco → New York City

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN10LA240

1 person was seriously injured.

The flight crew's inadequate separation from convective activity that resulted in serious injury to an unrestrained flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The scheduled domestic passenger flight encountered turbulence while diverting around an area of convective activity. A flight attendant who was not seated sustained serious injuries and five others on board sustained minor injuries as a result of the turbulence encounter. Flight data recorder information showed that the airplane experienced a vertical acceleration from 0.5 and 2 g’s and an altitude change of 100 feet in each direction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.