Accident · 2009-08-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2009-08-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 717-200 (N994AT)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Airtran Airways
Probable cause
The flight crew's encounter with convective turbulence. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the operator's dispatch department to provide the flightcrew with current adverse weather information along the planned route of flight. Also contributing was the failure of the flightcrew to provide relevant forecast information to the cabin crew, and their failure to detect and avoid the existing convective conditions.
Source: NTSB case ERA09LA488Flight 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 | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 50 | Class 1 (2009-03-15) | 18,700 total · 5,000 in this make/model · 9,000 as PIC · 197 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 37 | Class 2 (2009-02-11) | 10,000 total · 3,000 in this make/model · 5,000 as PIC · 257 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.