Airbus Industrie A-300 B4-203 accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, January 28, 1994
On January 28, 1994 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Airbus Industrie A-300 B4-203, registered VRBNK, was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 1 person was seriously injured; 208 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER TO FOLLOW THE VISUAL AND ORAL INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CREW TO BE SEATED AND FASTEN SEAT BELTS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 28, 1994 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Ormond Beach, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 208 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A-300 B4-203 A-300 B4-2 · all A-300 B4-203s on the register
- Registration
- VRBNK · no longer on the register · serial 247
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL310 THE FLIGHT CREW ILLUMINATED THE SEAT BELT SIGN AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL PASSENGERS TO BE SEATED AND ATTACH THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ONE JOLT OF TURBULENCE AND A PASSENGER WHO WAS WALKING IN THE AISLE FELL AND FRACTURED HER LEG.
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, foreign licence
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,300 hours in all; 6,000 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 20,782 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 6, 1993; 276 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 363,000 lb
- Seats: 254
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CF6-50-C2 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Jamaica
The flight
- Departed from: KBWI Baltimore MD at 4:08 pm
- Destination: MKJS Montego Bay OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 15,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:51 pm from DAB, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 11 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 197 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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