Feb 20, 2002
Accident
Beaumont, TX
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
An inadvertent encounter with convective induced turbulence, which injured a flight attendant. Factors were the failure of the airline to supply direction to the flight crew to indicate when the flight attendants could begin cabin service, and the convective induced turbulence.
NTSB NYC02LA065