Created Saturday, May 13th 2023 17:03Z, last updated Saturday, May 13th 2023 17:03Z
A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N88331 performing flight
UA-6217 from New York La Guardia,NY to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was descending towards Houston in the vicinity of New Orleans,LA (USA) when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing a serious injury to a passenger. The aircraft continued to Houston for a safe landing about 20 minutes later.
The FAA wrote: "AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE INJURYING A PASSENGER, NEW ORLEANS, LA.", the passenger received serious injuries and rated the occurrence an accident.
Related Flight:
UA6217, Twitter:
#UA6217,
United Airlines News
