ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366395
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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 1990 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3H4 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N327SW |
| MSN: | 23691/1407 |
| Engine model: | GE FMC56-B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corpus Christi, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Harlingen, TX (KHRL) |
| Houston, TX (KHOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER AIRLINE FLIGHT WAS IN CRUISE AT FL 330 WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE (CAT). A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN ABOUT THE CABIN AND LANDED ON HER COCCYX BONE WHICH FRACTURED REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS. THE CAPTAIN WAS DEVIATING AROUND CIRRUS AND CUMULUS CLOUDS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Probable Cause: THE AIRPLANE'S UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA156
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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