Boeing 737-924 N71411
6 April 2003 · Palestine, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 2003 at about 15:55 local time, a Boeing 737-924 registered N71411 was involved in an accident near Palestine, Texas, United States. 90 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palestine, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.7499, -95.6405
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-924
- Registration
- N71411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA121
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
Probable cause
The airplane's encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The transport category airplane encountered severe turbulence while deviating around weather at flight level 280 (FL280). The captain had informed the flight attendants to leave the carts stowed and sit down because they might get "a few bumps" for the next minutes or so. The "Fasten Seat Belt" sign was illuminated, and had not been turned off since takeoff. A few minutes later the airplane encountered "moderate turbulence" with no preceding chop. One flight attendant, who was in the aft galley was trying to stow away the beverage cart after receiving a call reporting turbulence the airplane may encounter. While trying to stow the cart away, the cart rolled into her right side, resulting in a fractured femur. Following the turbulence encounter, the airplane diverted to another airport and landed without further incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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