“People were floating”, Rhonda Lynam of Pebble Beach, California, told ABC News.
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“It was like a movie”.
According to NBCNews.com, JetBlue Flight 429 was en route from Boston to Sacramento when the plane encountered bad weather that resulted in heavy turbulence.
Lynam said people slammed into the ceiling and overhead compartments. She says wallets, sunglasses and other items were all over the floor when the aircraft landed.
“We felt like a giant hand hit the plane”, he said.
Deborah Simmons suffered injuries to her head, neck and back, and also said she suffers from PTSD.
A spokesperson for the Rapid City Regional Hospital said 24 people from the flight were treated and released, all with minor injuries.
Passengers were expected to arrive in Sacramento about 4 a.m.
National Transportation Safety Board Spokesman Keith Holloway says the agency is now investigating the incident and has made a special request that flight recorders be sent to its headquarters. In an email to the Globe, Dr. Alan H. Lee, an orthopedic surgeon on Flight 429, said his laptop almost hit the ceiling when the turbulence caused a sudden drop in altitude.
Renee described how the woman that was sitting in front of her had no seatbelt on and flew at least two feet in the air.
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Mark Weiss, former American Airlines pilot and CEO of Weiss Consulting.
