# Accident 20140617010249A: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, June 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Aircraft: N117HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117HQ) (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-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 62
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617010249A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2014, REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 3371, OPERATING ON AN EMBRAER 170-200, ENCOUNTERED BRIEF TURBULENCE AT THE TOP OF DESCENT INTO PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PBI). ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY RESULTING IN A BROKEN ANKLE.  THE PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 DOMESTIC RULES AND ORIGINATED FROM RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA).

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N117HQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20191106023329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191106023329I), Nov 6, 2019: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (N117HQ), Atlanta, GA, No damage. A republic airways Embraer ERJ-175, registration N117HQ performing AA-4439 from Atlanta,GA to new york la guardia,NY (usa) with 6 people on board, was climbing…

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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