# Accident 20191215018849A: Embraer EMB-145LR, Philadelphia, PA, December 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2019, 06:20 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 39.8722° N, 75.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8722&lon=-75.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE 3007A
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA20CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191215018849A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS COLLECTING TRASH AND BROKE HER LEG DURING A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 DCA20CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA040), Dec 15, 2019: Embraer EMB145 (N648AE), Philadelphia, PA, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent 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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