Airbus A319 N9026C

Summary

On 1 October 2015 at about 15:18 local time, a Airbus A319 registered N9026C, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Nassau, Bahamas. 79 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 October 2015 at 15:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Nassau, Bahamas

Coordinates

25.7603, -76.1572

Aircraft

Airbus A319

Registration

N9026C

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Georges → Miami

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA16CA001

2 people were seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 1, 2015, at about 1118 eastern daylight time, American Airlines flight 982, an Airbus 319-100, N9026C, encountered turbulence for about 15 seconds during cruise while enroute from Maurice Bishop International Airport (TGPY), St. George's, Grenada, to Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida. Two passengers were seriously injured, three passengers and one flight attendant received minor injuries, and the airplane was not damaged. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from TGPY to KMIA. According to the operator, the seat belt sign was on and onboard radar was being utilized by the flight crew when the turbulence was encountered during cruise at Flight Level 360 in instrument meteorological conditions. After being informed of the possible injuries to the passengers and crew, the flight crew declared an emergency and subsequently landed at KMIA without further incident. Paramedics met the flight upon arrival at the gate and transported two passengers and one flight attendant to the hospital.  The flight attendant was diagnosed with a minor injury and released. One passenger was diagnosed with a cervical spine fracture and the other passenger was diagnosed with a cracked rib and possible cracked vertebra.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.