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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1993 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212 |
| Owner/operator: | Simmons Airlines |
| Registration: | N345AT |
| MSN: | 345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Champaign, IL (KCMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND TEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4126 ENCOUNTERED 'SEVERE VERTICAL TURBULENCE DURING CLIMB.' A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE DURING A FALL. THE FLIGHT DEPARTING CHICAGO O'HARE EN ROUTE TO CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS WAS ABORTED, AND THE CAPTAIN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT O'HARE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA192
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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