EMBRAER 140 near Dallas, TX — 2008-05-27
Final reportDCA08FA064
- Date
- 2008-05-27
- Location
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Airport
- DFW
- Aircraft
- EMBRAER 140
- Registration
- N816AE
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The flight's inadvertent encounter with turbulence.
NTSB narrative
According to the flight crew the flight was carried out in smooth air for most of the way to Dallas. When the flight reached a point about 40 nm west of Bowie VOR, at 17,000 feet altitude, and as the airplane overflew a small cloud, the airplane was abruptly jolted by turbulence. The autopilot disconnected and was immediately reactivated by the flight crew. During the turbulence encounter, an elderly female passenger fell to the floor near the lavatory and suffered a broken ankle.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- 2 docket documents
Docket documents2
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