Three passengers and a crew member suffered serious injuries during the flight on Dec. 18, 2022, from Phoenix to Honolulu. Twenty people were injured.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew's decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report Thursday.Video in the player above highlights previous coverage from the incident.According to the report, a crewmember said it reminded him of a “volcanic explosion.
In a previous preliminary report, the captain told investigators that flight conditions were smooth with clear skies when a cloud shot up vertically in front of the plane like a plume of smoke and there was no time to change course.Thursday's report said there were forecasts at the time of unstable atmospheric conditions and isolated thunderstorms.
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