# NTSB ATL94IA048: Boeing DHC-8-102, N882CC, Charlotte, NC, February 11, 1994

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: February 11, 1994, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Coordinates: 35.230468, -80.90969 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2305&lon=-80.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL94IA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3310/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA048

## Probable cause

AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S FAILURE TO FASTEN HER SEATBELT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, approach
  - weather condition - turbulence in clouds (cause)
  - seat belt - not used, flight attendant (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LANDING. AS SHE PROCEEDED WITH HER DUTIES, THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON. SECONDS LATER THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF TURBULENCE WHICH THREW THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO THE CEILING, AND SHE FELL BACK TO THE FLOOR ON HER LEFT KNEE. ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL FROM THE AIRLINES, THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES DURING THE ARRIVAL PHASE OF THE FLIGHT.

## Factual narrative

On February 11, 1994, at 1035 eastern standard time, a Boeing DHC-8-103, N882CC, operating as CCAIR Flight 8420, encountered turbulence during an instrument approach to the Charlotte/ Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina.  The scheduled, domestic, passenger flight operated under 14 CFR Part 121 with a valid instrument approach clearance. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The airplane was not damaged and one passenger and the flight attendant sustained minor injuries. The scheduled flight departed Montgomery, Alabama, at 0830 central standard time.

According to the captain, he descended to 9000 feet, the assigned altitude for the approach. During the descent he instructed the flight attendant to prepare the cabin for landing and to be seated; he also turned on the fasten seat belt sign. About thirty eight miles from Charlotte, the flight entered an area of convective activity. While the flight attendant continued with her duties, the airplane entered an area of precipitation turbulence which threw the attendant up to the ceiling of the airplane and back to the floor. The flight attendant was assisted to a seat and remained there until the airplane landed.

A review of the airline's operating procedures disclosed that the flight crew operated within normal procedures.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N882CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882CC-2006-12-22), registration cancelled 2006-12-22, S/N 168, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING DHC-8-102
- Registry model: [Boeing DHC-8-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (registry code 1386002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (registry code 52114, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 168
- Airframe hours: 10778
- Engines: P&W PW120A 1800 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Ccair, Inc.
- Registered owner: Mellon Financial Services Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 2, 1994, 81 hours before
- Departed: MGM, MONTGOMERY, AL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 12,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10,900 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 75 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 1.5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CLT, 38 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19940211007059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940211007059I), Feb 11, 1994: Dhav DHC8102, Charlotte, NC. Narrative: on February 11, 1994, at 1035 eastern standard time, a Boeing DHC-8-103, N882CC, operating as ccair flight 8420, encountered turbulence during an…

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.

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