# Accident 20030618022019A: Emb EMB145LR, Orlando, FL, June 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2003, 14:56 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 30.4989° N, 82.2925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4989&lon=-82.2925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294SK-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,913 total, 1,435 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030618022019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1456 EDT, AN EMBRAER EMB-145LR, N294SK OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES DBA DELTA CONNECTION FLIGHT 6355 ENROUTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO ORLANDO ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER TAYLOR, FLORIDA. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW OR CABIN CREW. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN SWITCHED ON THE FSBS AND ADVISED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE ON HIS WEATHER RADAR, FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER THE ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE CAPTAIN THAT A PASSENGER HAD BEEN INJURED. THE FLIGHT CREW INFORMED ATC THEY HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SITUATION, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MINUTES LATER, AND WAS GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING IN ORLANDO. EMT'S BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED THE INJURED PASSENGER.

## 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 MIA03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA127), Jun 18, 2003: Embraer EMB-145LR (N294SK), Taylor, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The in-flight encounter with turbulence during normal descent resulting in a serious injury to a passenger. A finding in the investigation was the seatbelt sign had been on for approximately 2…

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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