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Boeing 737-200 N28SW

5 May 1986 · Almosa, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 May 1986 at about 00:07 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N28SW was involved in an accident near Almosa, Colorado, United States. 52 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:07
Classification
Accident
Location
Almosa, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
37.4599, -105.8691
Aircraft
Boeing 737-200
Registration
N28SW
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Denver → Albuquerque
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN86FA125

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
52 0 2 0 50

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A SOUTHWEST AIRLINE COMPANY BOEING 737, FLT NO. 558 EN ROUTE FROM DENVER, COLORADO, TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AT FL 350, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE UNEXPECTED WX PHENOMENA CAUSED THE ACFT TO 'DROP' SUDDENLY RESULTING IN TWO FLT ATTENDANTS BEING INJURED. AFTER THE ACFT WAS AGAIN BROUGHT BACK TO LEVEL FLT THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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