ATR 72 Turbulence Accident in the Canary Islands (EC-KGJ)

Incident Overview and Flight Details On March 22, 2015, an ATR 72-212A aircraft with registration EC-KGJ, operated by NAYSA for Binter, experienced a significant turbulence event during a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The aircraft, designated as flight NT190, departed Tenerife Norte at 21:33 local time. The flight was intended to reach a standard cruising level of FL90, but due to cloud coverage at FL90 and FL100, the crew continued climbing to FL130, which was free of clouds. The aircraft reached this level at 21:42 local time. The flight carried 48 passengers and a crew of four, consisting of two pilots and two cabin crew members. This was the fourth and final flight of the day for the crew, with the commander acting as the pilot flying.