Accident · 2010-06-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2010-06-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- EMBRAER EMB-145LR (N601DW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
The inadvertent encounter with convective weather during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to detect and avoid the thunderstorm cell earlier in the flight, and the failure of air traffic controllers to provide the convective weather information to the flight crew.
Source: NTSB case CEN10LA363Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 60 | Class 1 (2010-03-17) | 10,597 total |
| Pilot | Commercial | Airplane | 31 | Class 1 (2009-08-10) | 3,041 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.