Accident · 1996-12-20

NTSB case FTW97LA070 · British Aerospace BAE 146-200A · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-12-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: British Aerospace BAE 146-200A (N606AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES

Probable cause

an inflight encounter with unreported and unanticipated clear air turbulence during landing descent.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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