SERS · Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 2003-08-06 · Walnut Ridge, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW03LA195
Event ID
20030820X01371
Type
Accident
Date
2003-08-06
Location
Walnut Ridge, AR, USA
Coordinates
36.45, -90.550003
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
43
Uninjured
213
Total aboard
258
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A340-300
Registration
D-AIGK
FAR Part
129
Engines
4
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight crew's inadequate evaluation of the weather and their decision to continue the along the route of flight resulting in an encouter with severe turbulence. Contributing factors were the captain's instructions to continue food servicing in the cabin, and the passenger's failure to obey the lighted "FASTEN SEAT BELT" sign.