Accident · 2019-12-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 2019-12-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ190 (N959UW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- American Airlines Inc
Probable cause
an encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
Source: NTSB case DCA20CA043Flight 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.