American Eagle CRJ7 near Chicago on Jan 16th 2013, turbulence injures 3
Last Update: January 18, 2013 / 13:40:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
American Eagle
Departure
New Orleans, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
Metars:
KORD 161651Z 23013G19KT 10SM FEW200 M01/M09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP131 T10111089 $
KORD 161551Z 22013G18KT 10SM FEW120 M03/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP142 T10281106 $
KORD 161451Z 22012KT 9SM FEW150 M05/M11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP150 T10501106 58008
KORD 161351Z 23009KT 9SM FEW150 M06/M10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP154 T10611100
KORD 161251Z 24007KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP157 T10671094 $
KORD 161151Z 22004KT 10SM CLR M07/M10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP159 T10721100 11061 21089 56028 $
KORD 161051Z 21004KT 9SM CLR M09/M11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 T10891106 $
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
American Eagle
Departure
New Orleans, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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