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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 1994 |
| Time: | 17:59 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2H4 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N60SW |
| MSN: | 21812/611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9(A) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Bend, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KMDW) |
| Cleveland, OH (KCLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE AFT GALLEY FELL TO THE FLOOR SERIOUSLY INJURING HER BACK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, RADAR WAS USED TO AVOID WEATHER AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. THERE HAD BEEN NO PILOT REPORTS OF TURBULENCE, AND THE COMPANY DISPATCHER WEATHER PACKAGE DID NOT REPORT TURBULENCE. AS THE FLIGHT CLIMBED THROUGH FL200, MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND SMOOTH AIR. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT THE UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE STARTED AND STOPPED SO QUICKLY THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO WARN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME THE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED.
Probable Cause: THE ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORCASTED AND UNREPORTED TURBULENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA229
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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