Boeing 737-300 N357SW

Summary

On 3 August 1992 at about 19:15 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N357SW, operated by Southwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 67 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 1992 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-300

Registration

N357SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Louis → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW92LA200

1 person was seriously injured.

THE ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT WAS IN A NORMAL DESCENT AND DEVIATING AROUND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAPTAIN TURNED ON THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN AND INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED. ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON THE AFT FOLD DOWN JUMP SEAT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUCKLING UP WHEN SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN INTO THE CEILING AND THE RIGHT REAR EXIT DOOR AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS FORECAST AND HAD BEEN REPORTED AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT AT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEAR OF ALL THE ACTIVITY DEPICTED ON HIS RADAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.