# NTSB Accident MIA89LA228
> **FOKKER F-28 MK4000** · 1989-08-19 · VERO BEACH, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89LA228
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29192
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-19
- **Location:** VERO BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.639411, -80.3908
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 13
- **Total aboard:** 14
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FOKKER
- **Model:** F-28 MK4000
- **Registration:** N489US
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT.

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