Accident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-IEF operated by Iberia on 12/08/2020 near Barcelona [Investigation led by CIAIAC / Spain]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Spanish authorities:

Due to a turbulence at the approach to LEBL airport, a Cabin Passenger member broke two ribs

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General information
Local date	12/08/2020
Responsible entity	Spain - CIAIAC
State or area of occurrence	Spain
Location	Vers AD Barcelone
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2020-0378

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Iberia, L.a.e., S.A.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	EC-IEF
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Spain - LEMD (MAD) : Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez
Planned destination	Spain - LEBL (BCN) : Barcelona
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1655
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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