Boeing 737-790 N611AS

Summary

On 13 November 2000 at about 16:12 local time, a Boeing 737-790 registered N611AS was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 100 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 November 2000 at 16:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.1097, -149.9003

Aircraft

Boeing 737-790

Registration

N611AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA018

1 person was seriously injured.

An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain of a Boeing 737-700 reported that prior to starting a descent, he received reports of moderate turbulence in the area of the arrival airport. He said that he instructed the cabin attendants to secure the cabin early in anticipation of turbulence during the approach. The injured flight attendant related that before the flight crew initiated the descent, the attendants were asked to ready the cabin early in anticipation of turbulence. She said that as she walked to the back of the airplane, and just before she was to be seated, she noticed that a few remaining service carts located in the aft galley were not locked down. She stated that as she locked down one of the last remaining service carts, 'the floor just fell out from under my feet, my head hit the ceiling, and I landed back on the floor, on my right leg.' The flight attendant sustained a broken right ankle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.