JetBlue Flight 1245
A brief turbulence encounter during descent to Palm Beach seriously injured one flight attendant. The Airbus A320 landed safely with all 164 aboard surviving.
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Causes
Weather information in airline accidents
Official investigators identified weather information in 4 of the incidents we cover, from 1985 to 2026. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2026 | JetBlue Flight 1245 | Airbus A320-232 | Atlantic Ocean during descent to Palm Beach | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 17 January 2021 | Emirates EK957 | Boeing 777-31HER | Nicosia FIR, Cyprus; about 100 nautical miles southwest of Beirut | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 14 August 2013 | UPS Flight 1354 | Airbus A300-600F (A300 F4-622R) | North of runway 18, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama | 2 flight crewmembers; 0 people on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 2 August 1985 | Delta Flight 191 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | North of runway 17L at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas | 137 total: 134 aboard and one motorist within 30 days, plus two injured passengers who died later | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Emirates EK957
Seven occupants were injured when A6-EPN encountered severe turbulence during descent toward Beirut. A weather-message format mismatch delayed a warning to the crew.
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UPS Flight 1354
A UPS Airbus A300 descended below minimum altitude on a nighttime approach to Birmingham and struck trees short of runway 18. Both pilots died.
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Delta Flight 191
A rapidly developing thunderstorm put severe microburst wind shear across the final approach to Dallas/Fort Worth. Delta 191 struck the ground, a highway and airport water tanks.
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