- Date
- November 21, 2021, 09:37 local (09:37 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, Turks & Caicos Islands · location and time estimated from public ADS-B Source
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N743QSBombardier BD-100-1A10
- Defining event
- Enroute: Clear air turbulence encounter
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA/IFO
- Case key
- 104411
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The airplane’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence which resulted in a serious injury to one unrestrained passenger.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to the flight crew, while in cruise flight at flight level 400, the airplane experienced unexpected light clear air turbulence. The crew turned on the seat belt sign. The flight then encountered moderate turbulence as one of the passengers was returning to their seat from the lavatory. The passenger was seriously injured after falling and breaking some ribs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N743QS
- Reported as
- Bombardier BD-100-1A10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20695
- Built
- 2017
- Airframe hours
- 4,780
- Engines
- Honeywell HTF7350, turbo fanHoneywell HTF7350, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91 subpart K
- Operator
- NetJets Aviation Inc
- Registered owner
- Estate Capital Works LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 17, 2021
- Departed
- TJSJ · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 17, 2021
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 12,122 total · 2,008 in this make and model
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 70
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 8, 2020
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 14,894 total · 2,052 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Turbulence
- Moderate
- Observed at
- MBPV, 50 nm away
- METAR
- MBPV 211400Z 09006KT 9999 FEW010 28/23 Q1014=
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 5, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 8.2 MB in all.