# Incident 20181026022489I: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, Kinston, NC, October 26, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2018, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346JB-2025-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (registry code 3260408, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-190-100-igw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-10E6 (registry code 30023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-10e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
- Reported engine: GE CF34-10E6
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181026022489I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL360 IN ZDC AIRSPACE AND REPORTED 3 PASSENGER AND 1 CREW MEMBER WITH MINOR INJURIES FROM SPILLED HOT COFFEE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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