Bombardier INC CL600-2D24 accident near Florence, South Carolina, June 6, 2011
On June 6, 2011 at about 1:16 am local time, a Bombardier INC CL600-2D24, registered N929LR, was involved in an accident during enroute (descent) near Florence, South Carolina (None airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured; 88 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inadvertent in-flight encounter with turbulence, resulting in an injury to a cabin attendant.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 6, 2011 · about 1:16 am local time
- Place
- Florence, South Carolina · None · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 88 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bombardier INC CL600-2D24
- Registration
- N929LR · registry record · serial 15029
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The captain stated that he briefed the flight attendants prior the flight that it would be bumpy since they were flying around thunderstorms. While descending through 15,000 feet, the airplane encountered moderate turbulence for several seconds. According to a flight attendant, they were informing the passengers of their gates for the next connection in the destination terminal when the airplane encountered the turbulence. One of the flight attendants sustained a serious injury while the other was not injured. The airplane was not damaged and landed uneventfully at the destination airport.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Turbulence encounter during enroute (descent) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence › Convective turbulence › Effect on personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,600 hours in all; 3,845 in this make and model; 193 in the last 90 days; 56 in the last 30 days; 9,750 as pilot in command; 306 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 25, 2011
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,285 hours in all; 563 in this make and model
- Last flight review: August 20, 2010
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 16,405 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 5, 2011
- Maximum gross weight: 82,500 lb
- Seats: 91
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Ge CF34 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge CF34 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Mesa Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: SAV Savahnna GA
- Destination: CLT Charlotte NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; a few clouds at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observation at 10:05 pm from FLO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | 1 | ||
| Flig | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 84 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA11CA327.