Accident · 2020-01-10

NTSB case DCA20CA058 · Airbus A320 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2020-01-10
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
Airbus A320 (N1902U)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
United Airlines Inc

Probable cause

an encounter with convectively induced turbulence while overflying an area of known convective activity.

Source: NTSB case DCA20CA058

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 / CommercialAirplane60Class 1 (2019-11-25)17,828 total · 11,690 in this make/model · 15,917 as PIC · 80 last 90 days
Co-pilotAirline transport pilot / CommercialAirplane48Class 1 (2019-08-22)1,638 total · 526 in this make/model · 30 as PIC · 30 last 90 days

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

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