Created Monday, Sep 25th 2023 20:28Z, last updated Friday, Dec 13th 2024 14:04Z
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N569JB performing flight
B6-1256 (dep Sep 24th) from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was enroute at FL340 near Jamaica when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing altitude deviations of about -50/+800 feet and injuring a number of occupants of the aircraft. The aircraft continued to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing without further incident about 55 minutes later.
The NTSB reported: "NTSB has opened an investigation into today's turbulence incident that occurred on JetBlue #1256, an Airbus A320, during cruise flight near Jamaica while en route from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Numerous injuries reported."
The airline reported the aircraft experienced sudden severe turbulence while nearing Florida. Seven passengers and one crew member were taken to a local hospital.
On Dec 13th 2024 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.
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