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Title: | Turbulence injuries, Boeing 747-443, G-VROM |
Micro summary: | This Boeing 747-443 encountered severe turbulence in which several people were injured. |
Event Time: | 2005-07-26 at 2107 |
File Name: | 2005-07-26-UK.pdf |
Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
Report number: | EW/G2005/07/30 |
Pages: | 4 |
Site of event: | 100 nm NE of Nassau |
Departure: | Lynden Pindling International Airport (Nassau Interneational Airport), Nassau, Bahamas |
Destination: | Gatwick Airport, London, England |
Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-443 |
Flight Phase: | Cruise |
Registration(s): | G-VROM |
Operator(s): | Virgin Atlantic |
Type of flight: | Revenue |
Occupants: | 296 |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Serious Injuries: | 24 |
Minor/Non-Injured: | 272 |
Other Injuries: | 0 |
Executive Summary: | The aircraft encountered an area of unexpected severe air turbulence at FL310 during which some of the cabin crew and passengers received minor injuries. |
Learning Keywords: | Operations - Turbulence |
Consequence - Flight Attendant Fatality - Injury |
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