Accident · 2003-06-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-06-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145LR (N294SK)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
Probable cause
The in-flight encounter with turbulence during normal descent resulting in a serious injury to a passenger. A finding in the investigation was the seatbelt sign had been on for approximately 2 minutes at the time of the turbulence encounter.
Source: NTSB case MIA03LA127Flight 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.