Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103 incident near Atlantic Ocean, AO, June 25, 1995
On June 25, 1995 at about 4:14 pm local time, a Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103, registered N13983, was involved in an incident near Atlantic Ocean, AO. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 22 people had minor injuries; 231 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO COMPLY WITH THE FLIGHTCREW'S INSTRUCTION TO FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1995 · about 4:14 pm local time
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, AO
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 22 people had minor injuries; 231 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103 300-B4-103 · all A-300-B4-103s on the register
- Registration
- N13983 · no longer on the register · serial 0092
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE CAPTAIN HAD MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS AND ILLUMINATED THE CABIN SIGNS. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE, AND 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 20 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
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, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,121 hours in all; 374 in this make and model; 165 in the last 90 days; 79 in the last 30 days; 2,987 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 44,189 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 25, 1995; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 363,760 lb
- Seats: 257
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CF6-50C2 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EWK Newark NJ at 12:45 pm
- Destination: JSJ San Juan PR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; scat at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Observation at 3:56 pm from MIA, 120 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | 8 | ||
| Passengers | 20 | 223 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.