Boeing 737-500 N916UA

Summary

On 20 November 1996 at about 01:50 local time, a Boeing 737-500 registered N916UA was involved in an accident near Bishop, California, United States. 113 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 November 1996 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishop, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-500

Registration

N916UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Francisco → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX97LA051

1 person was seriously injured.

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 known area of clear air turbulence was encountered at FL290 shortly after the captain turned on the fasten seat belt sign and instructed the cabin crew to take their seats. An aft flight attendant was in the process of closing a door before she sat down when the aircraft experienced severe turbulence and dropped sharply in altitude. The flight attendant broke her right foot during the encounter and was treated at a local hospital after landing. Company procedures for the crew to follow when turbulence is anticipated is for the flight attendants to take their seats after the cockpit crew makes the announcement and turns on the fasten seat belt sign. The captain had been monitoring the flight conditions of other aircraft at various altitudes in the area and, when turbulence was reported ahead of the flight, he made the announcement.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.