# Accident 20170719012549A: Embraer S A ERJ170-200LR, Msp, MN, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 22:45 local time
- Place: Msp, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 44.8819° N, 93.2217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8819&lon=-93.2217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-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 S A ERJ170-200LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,095 total, 2,289 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA17CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719012549A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2017, ABOUT 2245 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST) (0345Z), REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC., FLIGHT 4678, AN EMBRAER 175, N427YX, EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING APPROACH RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY NEAR THE JUMPSEAT WHEN SHE WAS LIFTED OFF THE FLOOR AND HIT THE CEILING. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM, BROKEN WRIST, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. THREE PASSENGERS WERE ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OPERATED FROM   MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA) TO MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 121.

THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRST OFFICER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT MADE THE FASTEN SEATBELT ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS CLOSE TO SECURING HERSELF IN THE JUMPSEAT WHEN THE TURBULENCE OCCURRED.

## 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 DCA17CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA155), Jul 20, 2017: Embraer S A ERJ170-200LR (N427YX), Minneapolis, MN, no damage. Probable cause: An encounter with convective turbulence.

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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