SERS · Airbus Industrie A320-321 · 2003-06-05 · Payson, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX03LA181
Event ID
20030624X00945
Type
Accident
Date
2003-06-05
Location
Payson, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.26139, -111.34333
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
139
Total aboard
140
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A320-321
Registration
N644AW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight's encounter with convectively induced turbulence associated with developing thunderstorms while the flight crew attempted to deviate around an area of adverse weather. The turbulence event occurred while the crew was attempting to maneuver around the identified primary buildup, and a secondary system that was partially masked by the primary cell visually and on radar was encountered.