# Accident 20130929021369A: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Reno, NV, September 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2013, 09:23 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 39.4989° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449QX-2021-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,942 total, 7,793 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929021369A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2013, AIRCRAFT N449QX, FLIGHT 2441, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT RENO NEVADA.  THE FLIGHT CREW WAS AWARE THAT MODERATE TURBULENCE HAD BEEN REPORTED BELOW 12,000 FEET. ATC ASKED THE CREW TO BEGIN DESCENT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, WHICH IMPACTED THE CAPTAIN?S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADVANCE WARNING TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO FINISH UP AND TAKE THEIR SEATS. SECURING THE CABIN WAS ALSO IMPEDED BY THE PASSENGER IN SEAT 11B WHO REFUSED TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AFTER TWO REQUESTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE TURBULENCE BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TOSSED AROUND THE CABIN AND THE PASSENGER AT SEAT 11B WAS THROWN FROM HIS SEAT ONTO THE ARMREST OF SEAT 11D. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE IN RENO. THREE PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL; THE PASSENGERS FROM SEAT 11B AND 11D WERE TREATED AND RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A FRACTURED ELBOW AND A BROKEN BONE IN HER BACK THAT REQUIRED SURGERY.

## 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 WPR13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA431), Sep 29, 2013: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (N449QX), Reno, NV, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with known moderate-to-severe turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

## Other reports on N449QX (1)

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

- [Accident 20130929022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929022719A), Sep 29, 2013: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N449QX), Reno, NV, No damage. On September 29 at approximately 09:23 local time horizon air N449QX experienced severe turbulence during descent to Reno for landing. Two passengers and a…

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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