Summary
On September 25, 2023, a Airbus A320-232 (N569JB) was involved in an accident near Caribbean Sea, AO. The accident resulted in 4 serious injuries, 5 minor injuries, with 161 people uninjured out of 170 aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA23LA462. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N569JB.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA23LA462