Loss of pressurization Incident Boeing 737-4B7 N438US,
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Date:Saturday 27 March 2021
Time:21:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B734 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-4B7
Owner/operator:iAero
Registration: N438US
MSN: 24560/1849
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:over Tennessee -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT)
Destination airport:Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
iAero flight WQ287, a Boeing 737-4B7, diverted to Evansville Airport (EVV) following a loss of cabin pressure while en route.
The aircraft, carrying the Michigan women’s basketball team, departed San Antonio, TX, at 01:16 UTC (March 28), bound for Detroit, MI.
Ar 02:39 UTC, while en route over Tennessee, a drop in cabin pressure forced the flight crew to perform an emergency descent. The flight made a safe landing at EVV at 03:05 UTC.

Sources:

https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/03/michigan-womens-basketball-team-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-flying-through-storm.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n438us#2736fd86

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2021 07:42 harro Added
28-Mar-2021 07:45 harro Updated [Date, Time, Narrative]

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