# NTSB Incident CEN10IA157
> **EMBRAER EMB-145LR** · 2010-03-13 · Chicago, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10IA157
- **Event ID:** 20100315X12046
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2010-03-13
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.830554, -87.726943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 45
- **Total aboard:** 45
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EMBRAER
- **Model:** EMB-145LR
- **Registration:** N16561
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with lightning. Contributing to the incident was the damaged and displaced tailcone bulkhead frame that inhibited the full travel of the elevator during approach.

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