# Accident 20100403031959A: Embraer ERJ 170-100, Runnells, IA, April 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2010, 06:05 local time
- Place: Runnells, IA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 41.5256° N, 93.3133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5256&lon=-93.3133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403031959A

## Narrative

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

REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT NR 1501 ENROUTE FROM OMA TO MKE IN LEVEL CRUISE AT FL 310 ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE RESULTING IN A NET VERTICLE ACCELERATION OF 2.1G AT 0605L OVER RUNNELLS, IA. ONE(1) FA WAS INJURED DURING THE ENCOUNTER. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO MKE AND THE FA WAS HOSPITALIZED UPON ARRIVAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE AIR CARRIER WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED.

## 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 CEN10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA189), Apr 3, 2010: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE (N869RW), Runnells, IA, no damage. Probable cause: A clear air turbulence encounter during cruise flight, during which an unrestrained cabin flight attendant sustained a hip fracture.

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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