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| Date: | Friday 3 December 2010 |
| Time: | 11:42 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-3G5ER |
| Owner/operator: | Hawaiian Airlines |
| Registration: | N584HA |
| MSN: | 24258/255 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | P & W 4060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 184 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pago Pago, Tutuila -
 American Samoa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) |
| Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after departure, the airplane experienced what the captain described as three or four 'jolts” of moderate turbulence. The captain reported clear skies with thunderstorms in the area. The seatbelt sign was illuminated in the cabin, and the passengers were in their seat. One flight attendant, who was in the aft cabin preparing a beverage cart, sustained serious injuries. The airplane continued to climb and the remainder of the flight was uneventful. The flight data recorder recorded vertical and lateral accelerations consistent with a turbulence encounter. According to the FDR, the disturbance lasted less than 10 seconds, and there was a change in wind speed and direction evident around that time period. Although no convective activity was noted at the accident location at the accident time, satellite imagery identified convective activity in the region. The airplane was ascending near a boundary defined by a significant decrease in atmospheric moisture. This type of boundary is conducive to the propagation of gravity waves and most likely contributed to the convectively-induced turbulence that the airplane encountered.
Probable Cause: The airplane's encounter with convectively-induced turbulence, which resulted in serious injury to one flight attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11LA071
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2023 05:30 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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