Embraer EMB-145LR N931AE
26 March 2011 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2011 at about 12:29 local time, a Embraer EMB-145LR registered N931AE, operated by American Eagle Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. 52 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 12:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kansas City IAP (MCI)
- Coordinates
- 37.9125, -93.5903
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145LR
- Registration
- N931AE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Eagle Airlines Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA250
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
Probable cause
An in-flight encounter with convectively induced turbulence associated with developing thunderstorms under the flight path during the airplane's climb to cruise flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During climb to cruise flight, the flight attendant was returning to her jumpseat when the airplane encountered convectively induced turbulence associated with developing thunderstorms under the flight path. The flight attendant lost her footing and hit her head on the service galley door. While trying to find something to grab, the flight attendant fell again and injured her wrist and knee. She advised the flight crew that she would be unable to complete her duties and the flight was diverted to seek medical attention for the flight attendant. The operator subsequently confirmed that the flight attendant was seriously injured when her wrist and hand sustained fractures. The flight’s flight data recorder data showed that an upset event occurred during climb; the vertical acceleration ranged from 1.54g to 0.60g in a 1-second period.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer EMB-145LR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2011 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Toronto, Canada | American Eagle Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2011 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Ottawa, Canada | Trans States Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2011 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Expressjet 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 | - |
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