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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2011 |
| Time: | 21:16 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900ER |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways Express, opb Mesa Airlines |
| Registration: | N929LR |
| MSN: | 15029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16405 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CF34 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Florence, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV/KSAV) |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain stated that he briefed the flight attendants prior the flight that it would be bumpy since they were flying around thunderstorms. While descending through 15,000 feet, the airplane encountered moderate turbulence for several seconds. According to a flight attendant, they were informing the passengers of their gates for the next connection in the destination terminal when the airplane encountered the turbulence. One of the flight attendants sustained a serious injury while the other was not injured. The airplane was not damaged and landed uneventfully at the destination airport.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent in-flight encounter with turbulence, resulting in an injury to a cabin attendant.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA327
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