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Date: | Monday 25 September 2023 |
Time: | 07:37 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-232 |
Owner/operator: | JetBlue Airways |
Registration: | N569JB |
MSN: | 2075 |
Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 167 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Carribean Sea near Jamaica -
Jamaica
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
Destination airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:JetBlue flight 1256, an Airbus A320-232, N569JB, encountered severe turbulence near Jamaica, injuring seven: 3 serious, 4 minor.
According to the flight crew, they flew into an isolated thunderstorm cell that was not showing on radar, and there was no other weather or lightning in the vicinity.
ADS-B data show a sudden change in altitude and course at 07:37 UTC as the aircraft was in cruise at FL340. Flightradar24 datapoints show an increase in altitude from 34000 feet to 34800 feet before the aircraft descended to FL340 again.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DCA23LA462 |
Status: | Preliminary report |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Preliminary report |
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Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/8-hospitalized-severe-turbulence-jetblue-flight-1256-fort-lauderdale/ https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-n569jb-operated-by-jetblue-on-25-09-2023-en-route/ NTSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n569jb https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU1256 https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/499534_1690810897.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Sep-2023 00:10 |
Captain Adam |
Added |
26-Sep-2023 11:34 |
Anon. |
Updated |
26-Sep-2023 11:37 |
harro |
Updated |
13-Oct-2023 10:55 |
harro |
Updated |
17-May-2024 16:18 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Accident report] |
16-Jun-2024 16:54 |
ASN |
Updated [Narrative] |
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