ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363639
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| Date: | Thursday 14 May 1992 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2H4 (Adv) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines Co. |
| Registration: | N67SW |
| MSN: | 22356/719 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 36420 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 114 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palacios, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Harlingen, TX (KHRL) |
| Houston, TX (KHOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE CLOUDS IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS DURING A NORMAL DESCENT. DURING THE ENCOUNTER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE MID-CABIN AREA SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE WHEN SHE WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER, THE THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE UP AND IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING THE CABIN IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. ALL OF THE PASSENGERS WERE SEATED. ALTHOUGH THE TURBULENCE HAD BEEN MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST, THERE HAD BEEN NO PIREP ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE FLIGHT'S UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH MODERATE TURBULENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA142
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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