Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW N373JB
14 April 2017 · Orlando, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 April 2017 at about 21:00 local time, a Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW registered N373JB, operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 4 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4294, -81.3089
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW
- Registration
- N373JB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Operator
- JetBlue Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nassau → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA17CA101
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On April 14, 2017, about 1600 eastern standard time, JetBlue Airlines flight 240, an Embraer E-190, N373JB, encountered turbulence during approach to land at Orlando International Airport (KMCO), Orlando, Florida. One flight attendant sustained serious injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau Bahamas. The captain stated that, during the approach to land, the passenger seat belt sign was illuminated and that he could see a scattered/broken cumulous layer of clouds between about 8,000 and 10,000 feet. He expected to encounter turbulence, so he called the flight attendants and told them it was going to be bumpy during the descent and that they were to sit down. Shortly after, the airplane encountered moderate turbulence for about 4 to 7 seconds. A flight attendant then informed the flight crew that one of the aft flight attendants had fallen. After landing, the flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a broken fibula.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer ERJ-190 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2016 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Nassau, Bahamas | jetBlue Airways | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2015 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Houston, Texas, United States | US Airways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2014 | Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW | Kingston, Jamaica | jetBlue Airways | Unknown | - |
| 24 Feb 2013 | Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Republic Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2011 | Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW | New York, New York, United States | US Airways Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2023 | Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW | New York, New York, United States | Jetblue Airways Corp | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172S | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Piper PA28 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Cessna 152 | Bonifay, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2017 | Cirrus SR22 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Aero Commander 200D | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft B 60 | Duette, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |