Accident · 2013-09-29

NTSB case WPR13LA431 · BOMBARDIER DHC-8-402 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2013-09-29
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
BOMBARDIER DHC-8-402 (N449QX)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Horizon Air Industries Inc

Probable cause

The airplane’s encounter with known moderate-to-severe turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

Source: NTSB case WPR13LA431

Flight 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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane39Class 1 (2012-12-20)8,942 total · 7,793 in this make/model · 3,940 as PIC · 159 last 90 days
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane25Class 1 (2013-04-23)1,763 total · 20 in this make/model · 1,526 as PIC · 52 last 90 days

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

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