Airbus A321 231 N913JB

Summary

On 28 July 2016 at about 05:11 local time, a Airbus A321 231 registered N913JB, operated by JetBlue, was involved in an accident near Bermuda, Bermuda. 7 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.

Date

28 July 2016 at 05:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Bermuda, Bermuda

Coordinates

28.8000, -67.6000

Aircraft

Airbus A321 231

Registration

N913JB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

2

Operator

JetBlue

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → Seawell, Christ Church

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA16CA205

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 28, 2016, at 0111 eastern daylight time, JetBlue Airways as flight 1561, an Airbus A321, N913JB, experienced turbulence during cruise that resulted in one flight attendant sustaining a serious injury.  There were no injuries to the other passengers and crew aboard and the airplane was not damaged.  The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Queens, New York to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Christchurch, Barbados.  The flight diverted to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), San Juan, Puerto Rico . According to the operator, aircraft encountered turbulence during cruise while the flight attendant (FA) at position #4 was carrying a pot of hot water from the aft galley towards one of the aft lavatories.  The FA stated that she held on to the galley counter with her right hand and swung the coffee pot in her left towards the jumpseat away from another flight attendant.  She stated that the aircraft experienced another sudden drop and the water in the pot flew up in the air and landed on her left shoulder and left side resulting in second-degree burns. The flight crew indicated that at the time of the event the weather conditions were mostly clear, but had encountered short segments of instrument weather conditions as forecasted with no associated turbulence or precipitation. They indicated that they had been actively using the onboard weather radar, but there were no returns that led to deviations. The first officer stated that the turbulence was sudden, with no other associated rain or precipitation and then immediately calm again, so no actions were taken. The operator indicated that the flight data from the Quick Access Recorder (QAR) showed smooth conditions prior to the turbulence encounter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.