SERS · AIRBUS A319-112 · 2012-05-10 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA12FA069
Event ID
20120511X73555
Type
Accident
Date
2012-05-10
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.074161, -80.150914
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
143
Total aboard
144
Aircraft
Make
AIRBUS
Model
A319-112
Registration
N951FR
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence developing upwards into the flight path, which was not detected on weather radar as configured by the crew. Contributing to the delay in emergency medical personnel notification was the incomplete coordination of paramedic response by air traffic control and ineffective communications monitoring by Frontier Airlines.