# Incident 20000905027259I: Dhav DHC8102, Columbia, SC, September 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917HA-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905027259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT RELAYED TO JACKSONVILLE APPROACH CONTROL THAT WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF COLUMBIA,SC (CAE), DESCENDING OUT OF 18,000 FEET FOR 16,000 FEET, HE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT (F/A) RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY.  INITIALLY, THE F/A STATED SHE WAS OKAY.  PASSING BRUNSWICK, GA (SSI) THE CAPTAIN MADE ANOTHER INQUIRY, THE F/A STATED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION UPON LANDING, SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A JACKSONVILLE ARE HOSPITAL.  SHE WAS RELEASED WITH A MINOR CONCUSSION.

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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