# NTSB Accident DCA09FA068
> **EMBRAER EMB170** · 2009-07-27 · Norfolk, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA09FA068
- **Event ID:** 20090728X71721
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-27
- **Location:** Norfolk, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.894443, -76.20111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 85
- **Total aboard:** 87
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EMBRAER
- **Model:** EMB170
- **Registration:** N135HQ
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant.

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