Boeing B737-800 N929AN

Summary

On 8 July 2007 at about 20:30 local time, a Boeing B737-800 registered N929AN, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. 104 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2007 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.8375, -95.7708

Aircraft

Boeing B737-800

Registration

N929AN

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dal-Fort Worth → Toronto

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07LA164

1 person was seriously injured.

An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported that the international flight encountered moderate clear air turbulence while the flight was climbing through 30,000 feet mean sea level (FL300). The captain further reported that the seat belt sign was illuminated and passengers were seated at the time of the short turbulence encounter. Both the captain and the first officer had monitored the weather radar, and neither detected any weather anomalies during the climb to altitude. There were no forecast for turbulence in the area of the encounter. The three flight attendants in the cabin area were performing crew duties when the unexpected turbulence occurred. One flight attendant in the aft galley injured her foot which resulted in a bone fracture.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.