Airbus A320: Severe turbulence en route; diverted to Miami; Avianca: 6 pax + 3 crew affected; Miami-Dade FR: 8 to hospital.
Known facts
- Flight AV42 Medellín (MDE) → New York JFK; Airbus A320.
- FAA: crew reported severe turbulence; aircraft diverted and landed safely at Miami International around 03:25 local on 2026-10-09.
- Avianca: six passengers and three crew members were "affected by the turbulence"; diversion described as a precaution under airline safety protocols.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue: eight people transported to hospital, including one with a trauma injury. (Avianca's 9 "affected" vs MDFR's 8 transported — both figures attributed.)
- FAA investigating. Cause of the turbulence encounter not determined.
Unknown / not claimed
- Exact location and altitude of the turbulence encounter (press cited Jamaica / ~FL340; not confirmed in FAA statement reviewed).
- Injury severity beyond "trauma injury" for one patient.
- NTSB involvement — not announced in sources reviewed.
Sources
- ABC News — Avianca turbulence injuries / FAA + Avianca — Tier B — national; carries FAA and Avianca statements
- Associated Press — Avianca turbulence divert Miami — Tier B — wire
- NBC 6 South Florida — Avianca / Miami-Dade Fire Rescue — Tier B — local; MDFR transport count
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed per the TurbineWire methodology. Steve moves labels as sourcing improves; corrections get a timestamp, not a shrug. Material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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