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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: DCA09FA069 Most Critical Injury: Serious

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 08/04/2009 Investigated By: NTSB

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone

Louisville KY 1715 CDT

Aircraft Information
Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

N8543F BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19

Type of Aircraft: Airplane Amateur Built Aircraft? No

Fatal Serious Minor 1 None 25
Injury Summary: 1

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:

On August 4, 2009, a Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., CRJ-200, operating as flight number 2871, was enroute
from Knoxville, TN to Detroit, MI when the flight encountered turbulence. The flight had been
operating at FL300 and had just initiated a climb over cumulonimbus clouds when the turbulence was
encountered. The seat belt sign was on and the flight attendant was conducting the in-flight
service. The flight diverted to Louisville, KY and landed uneventfully. There were 24 passengers
on board and 3 crew. The one flight attendant received a serious injury and one passenger received
a minor injury. The flight attendant was transported to a local hospital and the passenger was
treated at the airport and released.
Updated on Aug 10 2009 3:43PM

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: DCA09FA069

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 08/04/2009

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Other Aircraft Involved

Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Minor Accident Occurred During:

Crew Name Certificate No. Injury

Pilot On File On File None

2 On File On File None

5
6

Operator Information
Name Operator Designator Code Doing Business As
PINNACLE AIRLINES INC REXA Delta Connection

Street Address City State Zip Code

1689 Nonconnah Blvd Memphis TN 38132
-Type of Certificate(s) Held:
Commuter Air Carrier
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s):

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Type of Flight Operations Conducted: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Last Departure Point State Airport Identifier

knoxville TN TYS

Destination State Airport Identifier

Detroit MI DTW

Weather Information

Investigator's Source: National Weather Service Facility ID: KBWG Observation Time (Local): 2122

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Thin Broken Ft. AGL

Lowest Ceiling: Broken 200 Ft. AGL Visibility: 1 SM Altimeter: 30.02 "Hg

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NTSB ID: DCA09FA069

National Transportation Safety Board

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 08/04/2009

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information (Continued from page 2)

Temperature: 22 ° C Dew Point: 18 ° C Wind Direction: 60

Wind Speed: 22 Kts. Gusts: 29 Kts. Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Instrument Conditions

Administration Data
Notification From Date
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.

FAA District Office/Coordinator Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)

Effie Lorenda Ward

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