# Accident 20090727054079A: Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200, Norfolk, VA, July 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 36.8944° N, 76.2011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8944&lon=-76.2011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135HQ) (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: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,950 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090727054079A

## Narrative

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

REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 3199 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA OPERATING ON JULY 27, 2009 EXPERIENCED   TURBULENCE DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB RESULTNG IN FLIGHT ATTENDANT BREAKING ANKLE.

## 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 DCA09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA068), Jul 27, 2009: Embraer EMB170 (N135HQ), Norfolk, VA, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.

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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