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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1999 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3H4 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N650SW |
| MSN: | 27720/2901 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KHOU) |
| New Orleans, LA (MSY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight encountered turbulence while at FL330. The destination airport was reporting thunderstorm activity near the airport. The fasten seat belt light had been turned on and the passengers briefed about the possibility of encountering turbulence during the approach. The airplane entered a stratus layer of clouds with a small cell approximately 20 miles to the left of the airplane's flight path. The captain reported that the airplane experienced a 'sudden jolt' followed by 10 to 12 seconds of light to occasionally moderate turbulence. The turbulence ceased once the airplane exited the clouds, with smooth air prevailing for the rest of the flight. A flight attendant in the aft cabin sustained a broken ankle.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into an adverse weather condition. A factor was the turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA207
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 December 2010 | N650SW | Southwest Airlines | 0 | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) | |
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| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
| 7 April 2014 | N650SW | Southwest Airlines | 0 | West of Gowen Field (KBOI), Boise, ID | |
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| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 10:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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