Embraer EMB170 N135HQ
27 July 2009 · Norfolk, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2009 at about 20:30 local time, a Embraer EMB170 registered N135HQ, operated by Republic Airlines Inc.,, was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 87 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8944, -76.2011
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB170
- Registration
- N135HQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Republic Airlines Inc.,
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Norfolk → Charlotte
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA09FA068
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain stated that while climbing through about FL220, the flight encountered turbulence while deviating around a convective cell. According to the flight attendant (FA), the turbulence occurred after the captain had "turned off the sterile cockpit" and she was preparing the beverage service with the lead FA. Both FAs were thrown to the floor with one FA falling on top of the other. As a result, one FA suffered a broken bone in her left foot and the other received minor injuries. The operator stated that the seat belt was illuminated at the time of the turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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