Accident · 2021-03-28

NTSB case DCA21LA109 · EMBRAER EMB-145LR · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2021-03-28
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
EMBRAER EMB-145LR (N650AE)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
PIEDMONT AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Piedmont Airlines

Probable cause

an encounter with convective turbulence during descent.

Source: NTSB case DCA21LA109

Flight 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.

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