Boeing 737-7H4 N757LV

Summary

On 4 June 2004 at about 23:17 local time, a Boeing 737-7H4 registered N757LV was involved in an accident near Liberal, Kansas, United States. 136 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

4 June 2004 at 23:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Liberal, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.0358, -100.9220

Aircraft

Boeing 737-7H4

Registration

N757LV

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA148

1 person was seriously injured.

The adverse weather encountered during cruise flight by the flight crew and the flight attendant not being restrained. A contributing factor was the convective activity.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The scheduled domestic passenger air carrier flight encountered severe turbulence during cruise flight in an area covered by a convective SIGMET. The air carrier reported the flight crew had passed to the north of convective activity. They saw a patch of blue sky to the right front with no radar returns. They then encountered a large buildup when it appeared in front of the airplane with less than two seconds notice. The airplane also experienced severe turbulence and small hail. Other aircraft in the area reported no conditions greater than light turbulence. Just prior to the encounter, the captain released the flight attendants to resume service. The 'A' flight attendant informed the flight crew that as the flight attendants in the galley removed their seat belts, the 'B' flight attendant became injured when she sustained a broken ankle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.