# Accident 20130929022719A: 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
- Airport: Reno
- 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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- 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/20130929022719A

## Narrative

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

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 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE EVENT.  THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WHERE THE INJURED WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION.  THE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR BRUISES AND RELEASED, HOWEVER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK VERTEBRAE AND WAS HELD FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHERE A MAINTENANCE ENTRY WAS PROVIDED FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO HORIZON'S MAINTENANCE BASE IN SEATTLE FOR A MORE IN DEPTH INSPECTION AS REQUIRED.  ON OCTOBER 30,2013 THE HORIZON AIR PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR  WAS CONTACTED.  HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED AN ACCIDENT REPORT FOR THE EVENT AT WHICH POINT I FORWARDED THE NTSB REPORT AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE ATO HAD SAVED THE AIR TRAFFIC TAPES FOR REVIEW IF NECESSARY.  AT THAT POINT HE CONCURRED THAT THE CMO WOULD COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINE ANY ACTION NECESSARY.

## 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 20130929021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929021369A), Sep 29, 2013: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N449QX), Reno, NV, No damage. On September 29, 2013, aircraft N449QX, flight 2441, encountered severe turbulence while descending to land at Reno Nevada. The flight crew was aware that…

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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