Embraer EMB-145LR N810HK
7 August 2007 · Knox, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 August 2007 at about 22:40 local time, a Embraer EMB-145LR registered N810HK was involved in an accident near Knox, Indiana, United States. 39 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knox, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.3219, -86.6492
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145LR
- Registration
- N810HK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roanoke → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA252
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
Probable cause
The in-flight encounter with turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane encountered turbulence during descent flight which resulted in a serious injury to an unseated flight attendant. The operator report stated that the flight attendant was returning to her jumpseat when the injury occurred. Flight data recorder data showed that the airplane experienced a vertical upset of 2.5 G's.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer EMB-145LR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2007 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2008 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Embraer EMB-145LR | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2005 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Trans States Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Ottawa, Canada | Trans States Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Expressjet Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2007 | Robinson R44 II | Bass Lake, Indiana, United States | Bruce Allan Groen | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Dec 2007 | Levick RAF-2000-GTX-SE | Salem, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2007 | Cessna 150M | Bedford, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Osceola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Cessna 310Q | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Cessna 421C | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Miller, Dave | No injuries | - |