No fatalities
10 Jan 2020: Airbus A320 232 — United Airlines Inc — New Orleans, LA
On 10 Jan 2020, an Airbus A320 232 operated by United Airlines Inc was involved in an aviation accident near New Orleans, LA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while overflying an area of known convective activity. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 13 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while overflying an area of known convective activity.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
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