Mesa CRJ9 near Austin on Dec 26th 2018, turbulence injures two

Last Update: December 27, 2018 / 19:40:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 26, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
AA-5781

Departure
San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N924FJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N924FJ performing flight AA-5781 from San Luis Potosi (Mexico) to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 75 passengers and 4 crew, was still descending towards Dallas Ft. Worth when the crew decided to divert to Austin,TX (USA) due to weather conditions and traffic congestions at Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. During the diversion to Austin the aircraft encountered turbulence causing three people to receive injuries. The aircraft landed safely in Austin about 55 minutes after the decision to divert. A passenger and a flight attendant were taken to a hospital with turbulence related injuries, another passenger was treated at the airport.

The airline reported the crew decided to divert to Austin due to weather and traffic congestion at Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. During the diversion the aircraft encountered turbulence. The passengers were taken to hotels and were taken to Dallas the following day.

The airport reported a passenger and a flight attendant were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Another passenger was treated at the airport.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 17 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 26, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
AA-5781

Departure
San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N924FJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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