Boeing 737-201 N207AU

Summary

On 22 June 1996 at about 21:45 local time, a Boeing 737-201 registered N207AU, operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident near Granite, Colorado, United States. 98 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 1996 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Granite, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-201

Registration

N207AU

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Frontier Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Denver

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA271

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

The crew had been forewarned to expect severe turbulence on descent into the Denver area. The 'Fasten Seat Belts' sign was turned on, and flight attendants were instructed to make sure everyone was seated with their seat belts fastened. An elderly woman got up and walked towards the aft lavatory. Light turbulence was encountered as a flight attendant attempted to seat the passenger in a jump seat. Before seat belts could be fastened, the airplane encountered severe turbulence. The passenger and flight attendant were thrown around the cabin, sustaining a serious injury and minor injury, respectively. Another flight attendant and a passenger also sustained minor injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.