Accident · 2025-06-22
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-06-22
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS A320 (N616NK)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SPIRIT AIRLINES, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Spirit Airlines
Probable cause
The airplane’s encounter with moderate convective turbulence during descent.
Source: NTSB case DCA25LA239Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight engineer / Private | Airplane | 39 | Class 1 (2025-10-10) | 4,301 total · 2,688 in this make/model · 2,937 as PIC · 114 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 50 | Class 1 (2025-08-13) | 5,199 total · 884 in this make/model · 3,894 as PIC · 233 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.