Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 28, 2007
On April 28, 2007 at about 12:06 pm local time, a Aerospatiale ATR 72-212, registered N407AT, was involved in an accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 50 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
In-flight encounter with turbulence that resulted in injuries to a flight attendant and a passenger.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 28, 2007 · about 12:06 pm local time · cases in 2007
- Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 50 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 · all ATR 72-212s on the register
- Registration
- N407AT · registry record · serial 407
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The Captain made the announcement to prepare for the approach to land at San Juan, Puerto Rico, he alerted the flight attendants of the possibility of encountering turbulence, and asked that everyone remain seated. After initiated the descent the airplane entered a broken layer of clouds, encountering light turbulence, followed by a momentary "jolt" of turbulence. As the airplane encountered the momentary "jolt", both flight attendants who were walking to their seats, and one passenger, who had been in the lavatory, were thrown and received injuries. Both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder were sent to the NTSB's Recorder Laboratory for readout, and when examined was found to contain information related to the turbulence event. The information showed that the Captain had both provided verbal warning of potential turbulence and had activated the fasten seatbelt sign well in advance of the turbulence event.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,525 hours in all; 3,789 in this make and model
- Last flight review: February 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,205 hours in all; 64 in this make and model
- Last flight review: March 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 26,428 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 48,501 lb
- Seats: 68
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW127 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW127 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TKPN Nevis Island at 10:50 am
- Destination: TJSJ San Juan PR
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,800 ft; clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:00 pm from SJU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | 2 | ||
| Passengers | 1 | 48 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N407AT on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Aerospatiale ATR 72 9 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Aerospatiale 178 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW127 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW127 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Luis Munoz Marin International · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico 282 since 1982 · 33 in the last ten years
- Puerto Rico 493 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA07LA086.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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