# Accident 20160726011589A: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE, Cleveland, OH, July 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE (registry code 3260406, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100-se) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 SE
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160726011589A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2016, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (2200Z), REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 3458, AN EMBRAER 170-100, N655RW, EXPERIENCED UNANTICIPATED MODERATE TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT RESULTING IN A SERIOUS FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURY.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY WHEN SHE WAS LIFTED OFF THE FLOOR AND LANDED ON HER BACK AND LEG.  SHE SUFFERED TWO BROKEN ANKLE BONES.  THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OPERATED FROM  GEORGE BUSH HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT (IAH) TO CLEVELAND HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLE) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 121.

## 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 DCA16CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA208), Jul 26, 2016: Embraer ERJ 170 100 SE (N655RW), Cleveland, OH, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with turbulence.

## Other reports on N655RW (1)

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

- [Incident 20110423007679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423007679I), Apr 23, 2011: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE (N655RW), Detroit, MI, No damage. On April 23, 2011 shuttle america flight 7619, ERJ170, ord-ewr, declared an emergency, and diverted to dtw due to encountering severe turbulence over carleton,…

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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