SERS · Airbus Industrie A330-323 · 2007-12-25 · Honolulu, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA08LA051
Event ID
20080107X00025
Type
Accident
Date
2007-12-25
Location
Honolulu, HI, USA
Coordinates
21.318611, -157.9225
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
3
Uninjured
291
Total aboard
295
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A330-323
Registration
N819NW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the two flight attendants in the aft galley to understand the lead flight attendant's instructions, which resulted in them not being seated when the flight encountered convectively induced severe turbulence. Contributing to the accident was the convectively induced turbulence.