# Accident 20240403005049A: Boeing 717-200, Asheville, NC, April 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2024, 07:00 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.3154° N, 82.9372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3154&lon=-82.9372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce BR-700 series (registry code 54565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC BR 700 SERIES
- People aboard: 69
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240403005049A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 FEET.  AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS PREPARING FOR LANDING, WAS THROWN IN THE AIR AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE HER TIBIA, FIBULA AND SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND CREWMEMBER TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL

## 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 DCA24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA144), Apr 3, 2024: Boeing 717-200 (N899AT), Cecil, NC, no damage. Probable cause: An encounter with clear air 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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