# NTSB Accident DCA17CA071
> **BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 311** · 2017-02-13 · Dulles, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA17CA071
- **Event ID:** 20170222X80758
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-13
- **Location:** Dulles, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.953056, -77.45639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 52
- **Total aboard:** 53
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOMBARDIER INC
- **Model:** DHC 8 311
- **Registration:** N838CA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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