Accident · 2019-12-15

NTSB case DCA20CA040 · Embraer EMB145 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2019-12-15
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
Embraer EMB145 (N648AE)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
PIEDMONT AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Piedmont Airlines

Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA20CA040

Flight 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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / CommercialAirplane31Class 1 (2019-05-01)2,899 total · 1,383 in this make/model
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Commercial27Class 1 (2019-06-27)2,402 total · 758 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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