De Havilland DHC8 N351NG
16 May 2011 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 May 2011 at about 22:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC8 registered N351NG, operated by Colgan Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 4 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.2856, -76.6058
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC8
- Registration
- N351NG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Colgan Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newark → Washington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA11CA070
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On May 16, 2011, at about 1830 eastern daylight time, Pinnacle Airlines flight 3621, a DHC-8-402, N351NG, encountered severe turbulence while descending through about 14,000 feet while on initial approach to Ronald Regan National Airport (KDCA), Washington, District of Columbia. One flight attendant received a serious injury and the airplane was not damaged. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Newark International Airport (KEWR), Newark, New Jersey to KDCA. According to the operator, the flight crew had not received any PIREPS or NOTAMS of forecasted turbulence and the flight attendants (FAs) had just stowed the galley service carts when the turbulence was encountered. One FA was thrown to the floor injuring her foot. The flight attendant was assisted to a passenger seat where ice was administered to her swollen foot. Paramedics met the flight upon landing and transported the injured flight attendant to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fracture in her right foot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2011 | De Havilland DHC8 | Madang, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | - | Fatal | 28 |
| 30 Oct 2010 | De Havilland DHC8 | Blenheim, New Zealand | Air Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2012 | De Havilland DHC8 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | ERA Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2013 | De Havilland DHC8-102 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Piedmont Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2015 | De Havilland DHC8 | Saarbrucken, Germany | - | Unknown | - |
| 11 Oct 2017 | De Havilland DHC8 | Belfast, Ireland | - | Unknown | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2011 | Temco GC-1B | Ewell, Maryland, United States | Ross Lanson C | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Cirrus SR20 | Gaitherburg, Maryland, United States | INN Flying Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B | Hollywood, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2011 | Boeing 737 | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | United States Air Force | Unknown | - |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Cessna 172S | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | Brett Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2011 | Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Lewis F. Gayner | No injuries | - |