JetBlue flight attendant incident

JetBlue Flight 1052

N274JB, the aircraft involved in the Incident
Incident
Date	August 9, 2010
Summary	Flight attendant altercation
Site	John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Embraer 190
Aircraft name	Good, Better, Blue
Operator	JetBlue Airways
Registration	N274JB[1]
Flight origin	Pittsburgh International Airport
Destination	John F. Kennedy International Airport
Passengers	100
Crew	4

The JetBlue flight attendant incident occurred after JetBlue Airways Flight 1052, from Pittsburgh to New York City on August 9, 2010, had landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Steven Slater, a veteran flight attendant announced over the plane's public address system that he had been abused by a passenger and was quitting his job. He then grabbed and drank two beers and exited the plane by deploying the evacuation slide and sliding down it. Slater claimed to have been injured by a passenger when he instructed her to sit down. His account of the event was not corroborated by others who claimed he hip-checked the woman.