Embraer 140 N816AE

Summary

On 27 May 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Embraer 140 registered N816AE, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, United States. 25 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2008 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas Fort Worth IAP (DFW)

Coordinates

32.7500, -97.3333

Aircraft

Embraer 140

Registration

N816AE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Arlington

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA08FA064

1 person was seriously injured.

The flight's inadvertent encounter with turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight crew the flight was carried out in smooth air for most of the way to Dallas. When the flight reached a point about 40 nm west of Bowie VOR, at 17,000 feet altitude, and as the airplane overflew a small cloud, the airplane was abruptly jolted by turbulence. The autopilot disconnected and was immediately reactivated by the flight crew. During the turbulence encounter, an elderly female passenger fell to the floor near the lavatory and suffered a broken ankle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.