SERS · Boeing 737-200 · 2001-04-17 · Jacksonville, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL01LA049
Event ID
20010503X00872
Type
Accident
Date
2001-04-17
Location
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
76
Total aboard
78
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
737-200
Registration
N253US
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The flight dispatcher failure to provide the flight crew with current in-flight turbulence information that resulted in the in-flight encounter with turbulence during climb. A factor was the pilots failure to obtain adequate weather information.