Accident · 2025-09-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-09-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS A321 (N670NK)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SPIRIT AIRLINES, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Spirit Airlines LLC
Probable cause
The airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was standing at the time of the encounter.
Source: NTSB case DCA25LA341Flight 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 | Airplane | 43 | Class 1 (2025-05-13) | 9,191 total · 4,544 in this make/model · 5,681 as PIC · 44 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 40 | Class 1 (2025-03-06) | 9,081 total · 4,953 in this make/model · 1,750 as PIC · 138 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.