Summary
On July 23, 2018, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 (N918DE) was involved in an accident near Charlotte, NC. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury, 1 minor injury, with 144 people uninjured out of 146 aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA18CA251. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N918DE.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA18CA251