# Accident 20060513029749A: Emb EMB145LR, Winchester, VA, May 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 39.1383° N, 78.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1383&lon=-78.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653AE) (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
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060513029749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 12, 2006 ABOUT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN AN EMBRAER 145LR, N653AE, OPERATING AS AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 3967, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE NEAR WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA. THREE CREW MEMBERS AND 42 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN BETWEEN CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD) AND WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD).

## 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 NYC06LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA115), May 13, 2006: Embraer 145LR (N653AE), Winchester, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to heed the flight attendant warning and the seat belt sign. A factor was the turbulence.

## Other reports on N653AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031123029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031123029899I), Nov 23, 2003: Emb EMB145LR (N653AE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On 11/23/03 American eagle flight 4007 en route ord to ind. 40 miles nw of ind, the pilot declared an emergency due to a lightning strike. The aircraft…

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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