Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N957UW
25 February 2011 · New York, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 2011 at about 04:30 local time, a Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW registered N957UW, operated by US Airways Inc, was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 93 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 04:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- LaGuardia (KLGA)
- Coordinates
- 40.7772, -73.8725
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW
- Registration
- N957UW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- US Airways Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DCA11CA036
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
Probable cause
Improper latching of the aft galley cart prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On February 24, 2011 at approximately 2330 eastern standard time, a passenger was seriously injured aboard an Embraer 190, U.S. registration N957UW, operated by USAirways as flight 1290 during landing on runway 22 at New York LaGuardia airport (LGA). The flight was a regularly scheduled domestic flight from Philadelphia, PA (PHL). The aircraft operated two flight segments earlier in the day without incident. Moderate turbulence was reported during final approach, and one of the flight attendants reported observing the aft beverage cart rolling forward. Upon landing during deceleration the cart traveled forward down the aisle striking a passenger's ankle in seat 11D. The B flight attendant and an onboard doctor attended to the passenger. Once at the gate, police and paramedics arrived and removed the passenger by stretcher. US Airways maintenance in LGA examined the cart brakes and the side restraint latches onboard the aircraft and found no anomalies with their operation. No previous maintenance history was found for this aircraft concerning cart restraint latches.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer ERJ-190 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2013 | Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Republic Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2009 | Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW | Nassau, Bahamas | JetBlue Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2014 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Kingston, Jamaica | jetBlue Airways | Unknown | - |
| 10 Feb 2015 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Houston, Texas, United States | US Airways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Nassau, Bahamas | jetBlue Airways | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2017 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Orlando, Florida, United States | JetBlue Airways | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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