Incident · 2003-03-13

NTSB case NYC03IA066 · Dornier 328-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-03-13
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Dornier 328-300 (N419FJ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES

Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with lightning.

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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