# Accident 20090711054029A: Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200, Ind, IN, July 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ind, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 39.9119° N, 86.0675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9119&lon=-86.0675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260121, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER-EMP ERJ 170-200
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090711054029A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER ON REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 3143, DCA-IND, JULY 11, 2009, SUFFERED BROKEN ANKLE.  PASSENGER WAS OUT OF SEAT ON APPROACH WHEN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE RESULTING IN INJURY.

## 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 CEN09LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA461), Jul 11, 2009: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-20 (N120HQ), Indianapolis, IN, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to comply with crewmember instructions to remain seated while the airplane was in turbulent weather conditions, resulting in an injury to the passenger.

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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