Boeing 737-300 N662SW

Summary

On 10 April 2004 at about 23:35 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N662SW was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 109 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

10 April 2004 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.7478, -90.3600

Aircraft

Boeing 737-300

Registration

N662SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → St. Louis

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA126

1 person was seriously injured.

The inadvertent encounter with turbulence which resulted in the injury to the flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial airline flight encountered turbulence which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. According to a report from the operator, the turbulence was due to a storm front along the route of flight. The airplane was not damaged. The airplane had been deviating in an attempt to minimize the turbulence encountered. In a written report, the pilot stated that while en route the airplane was in turbulence. He stated that the seat belt sign was on and as the turbulence began to intensify he made a public address announcement for the flight attendants to be seated. He stated that he was then informed that one of the flight attendants had been injured. A written report from the flight attendants indicated that the fasten seat belt sign was not on at the time of the injury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.