Airbus A319 115 N3014R
10 December 2015 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2015 at about 19:53 local time, a Airbus A319 115 registered N3014R, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Great Falls, Montana, United States. 6 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 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.4936, -111.2814
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 115
- Registration
- N3014R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Airlines Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas-Fort Worth → Edmonton
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA16CA030
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
an encounter with turbulence during initial descent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On December 10, 2015 at 1353 mountain standard time, American Airlines flight 1428, an Airbus 319, N3014R, encountered turbulence while enroute from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada airport (YEG). The flight was planned for flight level (FL) 320. The crew stated that there was light chop for most of the flight and the seat belt sign was on the entire flight. ATC advised the flight crew that the ride above FL350 was better. The flight crew requested FL360. Initially the flight was smoother but then they encountered light chop again and requested to return to FL320. The captain instructed the flight attendants (FA) to secure the galleys due to expected turbulence on descent into YEG. During this time, the flight encounter light chop turbulence and FA #2 fell when attempting to return to her jumpseat, resulting in a broken tibia. Emergency medical trained passengers assisted with splinting the FA's leg and she was assisted into the last row of seats. The captain decided to continue to YEG after consulting with Americans on call physician. There were no other injuries and no damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus A319 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2015 | Airbus A319 112 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 2015 | Airbus A319 112 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Frontier Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Airbus A319 | Nassau, Bahamas | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2015 | Airbus A319 | Bogota, Colombia | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Oct 2014 | Airbus A319-132 | Zurich, Switzerland | Air Serbia | Unknown | - |
| 21 Sep 2016 | Airbus A319 | Chiclayo, Peru | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2015 | Cessna P210N | Bozeman, Montana, United States | Stephen H. Biggs | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2015 | Cessna TU206G | Saint Ignatius, Montana, United States | Dagostino Scott J | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2015 | Piper PA 28-180 | Deer Lodge, Montana, United States | Novak James F | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Cessna 180A | Polson, Montana, United States | Schantz Matthew T | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Cessna TU206F | Schafers Meadows, Montana, United States | Red Eagle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2015 | MD Helicopters 369E | Whitefish, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |