Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot in command's improper in-flight planning/decision.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
Approximately five minutes and ten miles southeast of o'hare international airport, american eagle flight 4126 encountered 'severe vertical turbulence during climb.' a flight attendant sustained a fractured ankle during a fall. The flight departing chicago o'hare en route to champaign, illinois was aborted, and the captain made an uneventful landing at o'hare airport. The aircraft was undamaged.
Source record
Factual narrative
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