Accident · 2012-04-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2012-04-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-132 (N808AW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- US AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US AIRWAYS INC
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with mountain wave turbulence.
Source: NTSB case DCA12CA062Flight crew
No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.