# Accident 20260716009989A: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL, Jacksonville, FL, July 16, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2026, 19:35 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International Air
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 28.8066° N, 81.2683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8066&lon=-81.2683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL (registry code 326041A, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-ll) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LL
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,180 total, 2,132 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260716009989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCARFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 DCA26LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA286), Jul 16, 2026: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL (N271SY), Sanford, FL, no damage. Probable cause: An encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise flight in an area of forecast thunderstorm activity.

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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