Summary
On February 24, 2018, a Airbus A330 323 (N817NW) was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, MN. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury, 2 minor injuries, with 295 people uninjured out of 298 aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA18CA102. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N817NW.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA18CA102