There are 11 seriously injured people on a Hawaii flight
FAA No-Destruction Plan for an Airline Passenger Flight With Turbulence Since 2009 to 2020 and the Investigation of the Incident
Turbulence is dangerous and a cause of injury forairline passengers despite the improved safety. But deaths from turbulence are extremely rare. There were 30 injures, but no deaths, from 2009 to 2020, the FAA said in December.
The airline has not experienced an incident like this in recent history according to Jon Snook, its chief operating officer. The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members, he said during an afternoon news conference.
Jim Ireland, director of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, said 36 people received treatment, including those with nausea or minor injuries. He said that 11 people were in serious condition when they were taken to the hospitals.
We are very fortunate that no one died or was critically injured. Ireland is hopeful that all will recover and make a full recovery.
The Impact of Turbulence on a Business Jet: A Case Study for the Reyes-Its Happened to Scathed Mom, Says Reyes
Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had just sat down when the turbulence hit and did not have a chance to buckle her safety belt.
The injuries and the damage to cabin panelling are the most likely reasons why some passengers hit their heads.
There had been a weather advisory in place for thunderstorms that included Oahu at the time of the incident, as well as areas that would have included the flight path.
There was a weather forecast, but no warning regarding the patch of air where the turbulence occurred.
He didn’t know how much altitude the plane lost during the turbulence, saying that would be part of an investigation involving the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane’s flight data recorder would provide those details, he said.
The crew declared an emergency when the number of injuries on board made them want to make a sudden descent, he said. The flight got priority to land.
The investigation will examine what other measures were taken, aside from turning on the fasten seatbelt sign, to ensure passengers were buckled in, he said.
The business jet may have had trouble with its stability before it crashed, killing a prominent passenger who was in two presidential administrations.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it’s looking at a “reported trim issue,” a reference to adjustments that are made to an airplane’s control surfaces to ensure it is stable and level in flight. The plane experienced some turbulence late Friday afternoon.
Investigators will have more information after they’ve analyzed the flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder and other information, such as weather at the time, the NTSB said.
Dana Hyde of Cabin John, Connecticut, Died in Deceleration on a Bombardier BD-100-1A10
The Bombardier executive jet was traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, before diverting to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. Four people were on the ship, including three passengers and two crew members.
The person who died, identified as 55-year-old Dana Hyde of Cabin John, Maryland, was brought to a hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, where she was later pronounced dead, Connecticut State Police said Monday. She died of blunt-force injuries, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The wife of a partner in Conexon was also on the plane with his son, according to the email from the company. The company said neither father nor son were hurt.
Hyde served as counsel for the 9/11 Commission, formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and other posts during a career in Washington, D.C., according to her LinkedIn page.
She was an assistant to the president for cabinet affairs, an assistant to the deputy U.S. attorney general and an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget.
The FAA issued its air directive last year after multiple instances in which the horizontal stabilizer on the Bombardier BD-100-1A10 caused the nose of the plane to turn down after the pilot tried to make the aircraft climb.
The directive made it mandatory for expanded pre-flight checks of pitch trim, as well as revised cockpit procedures, for pilots to be used under certain circumstances.
The pilots aborted their initial takeoff attempt because of an issue with the aircraft after receiving several notifications from the aircraft. They discovered a protective cover used when the aircraft is parked was left on the plane, the report said.
The company said that they are behind their aircraft, which are designed to be robust and reliable.
The cause of death of a woman aboard a private jet: No weather. Investigations revealed the injuries to two pilots and to two passengers
The cause of death for a woman aboard a private jet this month was not caused by the weather, according to investigators.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft experienced a force about four times the pull of gravity when the pilots disabled a setting that is used to stabilize the aircraft. The pilots were in the process of resolving warning messages from the aircraft.
One of the pilots “immediately with both hands regained control of the airplane in what he estimated to be a few seconds after the airplane’s pitch oscillated up and down.”
Following the violent movements, another passenger reported Hyde’s injuries to the pilots. One of the pilots left the cockpit to provide medical assistance for a short time.
After restarting the plane, they received more signals from the aircraft but still went ahead with the takeoff and flight.