39.6380° N, 77.7233° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1998 · 15:05 local
Place
Hagerstown, MD
Airport
Washington County Regional
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N125CH
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,800 total6,500 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: flight 4335 encountered severe turbulence during descent at 6000' into Hagerstown, MD. F/a laurie sibula was doing her checks when the turbulence jolted her to the ceiling knocking her unconscious. She regained consciousness and was taken to a local hospital for treatment and released.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 4335 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT AT 6000' INTO HAGERSTOWN, MD. F/A LAURIE SIBULA WAS DOING HER CHECKS WHEN THE TURBULENCE JOLTED HER TO THE CEILING KNOCKING HER UNCONSCIOUS. SHE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND RELEASED.