Accident · 2021-03-28
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 DCA21LA109Flight 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.