Serious incident to an Airbus A340 operated by Virgin on 21/08/2019 en route [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

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

Aircraft encountered turbulence over Black Sea. Passenger standing in Galley received complex fracture of ankle which required surgical intervention.

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General information
Local date	21/08/2019
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Black Sea
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0526

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A340
Aircraft Registration	G-VFIT
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	India - VIDP (DEL): Delhi/Indira Gandhi Intl
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGLL (LHR): London/Heathrow
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	753
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.