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Japanese Turbulance. Lesson: Buckle Up!


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What: Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 Manila (Philippines) to Tokyo Narita (Japan)
Where: NARITA, JP
When: 02/20/2009
Who: 408 passengers and 14 crew
Why: 30 minutes prior to landing with seatbelt signs turned on, the airplane encountered severe turbulence. The plane dropped abruptly from 15000 feet. Some passengers not yet buckled in were thrown out of their seats and struck the ceiling resulting in a couple of injuries. 43 passengers were distressed enough to go to the hospital. Only one passenger sustained a neck fracture; two injuries were minor.

SOUTH NARITA, JAPAN, NWA2 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 15000.

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