Airbus A320-232 accident near Atlantic Ocean, AO, March 19, 2026
On March 19, 2026 at about 9:28 am local time, a 2005 Airbus A320-232, registered N605JB, was involved in an accident during enroute (descent) near Atlantic Ocean, AO (Palm Beach Intl airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 161 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s encounter with turbulence resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant who was not seated due to completion of arrival compliance checks.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 19, 2026 · about 9:28 am local time
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, AO · Palm Beach Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 161 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320-232, built 2005 · all A320-232s on the register
- Registration
- N605JB · registry record · serial 2368
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
JetBlue flight 1245, a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, encountered turbulence during descent into PBI. As a result, one flight attendant received serious injuries. The first officer, the pilot flying, stated they entered a small cloud layer around 7,000 ft to 9,000 ft and encountered brief but sharp turbulence that lasted about 3 seconds. The flight attendants stated they had just completed their compliance checks and were securing the galley during the turbulence. One of the two aft flight attendants reported being thrown to the floor and required the assistance of the other aft flight attendant to get into their jump seat. Both aft flight attendants described the turbulence as “severe.” One of the forward flight attendants contacted the flight deck and reported to the captain that emergency medical services would be needed at the gate due to cabin crew injuries. The flight landed in PBI without further incident. The two forward flight attendants reported sustaining minor injuries. The aft flight attendant was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis and vertebrae. The captain and first officer reported seeing no significant returns on the onboard weather radar at the time that turbulence was encountered. The first officer stated they reported the turbulence to air traffic control, who also advised that their radar showed no significant weather activity in that sector. There were no significant meteorological information (SIGMET), convective SIGMETs, or Center Weather Advisories over the general flight route into PBI at the time of the accident. A pilot report (PIREP) around 15:30 local time reported severe turbulence during descent into PBI at 2,000 ft, but there were no relevant PIREPs at the time flight 1245 was descending into PBI.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Turbulence encounter during enroute (descent) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence › Convective turbulence › Effect on personnel
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Knowledge › Knowledge of meteorologic cond › Cabin crew
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Knowledge › Knowledge of meteorologic cond › Flight crew
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Knowledge › Knowledge of meteorologic cond › ATC personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot, recreational
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 200
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Iae V2500SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Iae V2500SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Jetblue Airways CORP
The flight
- Departed from: ISP Islip NY at 4:23 pm
- Destination: PBI West Palm Beach FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from KPBI, 38 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KPBI 191853Z 35015G23KT 10SM SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 23/16 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB30E50 SLP175 P0000 T02280156=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 158 |
Other NTSB records under N605JB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA26LA165.