# Incident 19940211007059I: Dhav DHC8102, Charlotte, NC, February 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1994, 10:35 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SABA
- Location: 35.2305° N, 80.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2305&lon=-80.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882CC-2006-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940211007059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 11, 1994, AT 1035 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BOEING DHC-8-103, N882CC, OPERATING AS CCAIR FLIGHT 8420, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THE CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE DOMESTIC, PASSENGER FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 WITH A VALID INSTRUMENT APPROACH CLEARANCE. INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND ONE PASSENGER AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CCAIR OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD ESTABLISHED A DESCENT FOR AN APPROACH TO CHARLOTTE, WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A REGION OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS PREPARING THE PASSENGER CABIN FOR ARRIVAL, WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING OF THE AIRPLANE AND BACK TO THE FLOOR. PAX: W. WILLINGHAM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA048), Feb 11, 1994: Boeing DHC-8-102 (N882CC), Charlotte, NC, incident, no damage. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S FAILURE TO FASTEN HER SEATBELT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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