Incident · 2012-01-24
What the record says
- Event date
- 2012-01-24
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- EMBRAER EMB-145LR (N639AE)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Eagle Airlines Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
The flight's continued operation through an area containing substantial convective weather activity. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic control/traffic management unit's lack of awareness and recognition of the effect of weather movement on the departure route in use and the flight crew's acceptance of a route and limited weather deviation that was inadequate to maintain a safe distance from the thunderstorms in the area.
Source: NTSB case OPS12IA303Flight crew
No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.