Accident to the Airbus A330 registered N393HA operated by Hawaiian Airlines on 18/12/2022 near Kahului

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:

Severe turbulence encountered about 30 minutes before landing.

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General information
Local date	18/12/2022
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	North America - United States - Hawaii
Location	65 NM NNE of Kahului, Maui, Hawaii
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	4
Number of minor injuries	38
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0607

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	United States - Hawaiian Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	N393HA
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - KPHX (PHX) [PHX]Phoenix,Az/Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
Planned destination	Hawaii (U.S.) - PHNF PHNF : Usn (Facsfac Hawaii), Honolulu,Hi.
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1422
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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