Boeing 737 7H4 N467WN

Summary

On 29 November 2015 at about 22:15 local time, a Boeing 737 7H4 registered N467WN, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near St Louis, Missouri, United States. 148 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

29 November 2015 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lambert (KSTL)

Coordinates

38.6296, -90.2405

Aircraft

Boeing 737 7H4

Registration

N467WN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → St. Louis

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA16CA026

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 29, 2015, at 5:15pm central standard time, Southwest Airlines flight 145, a Boeing 737-700, N467WN, encountered severe turbulence on descent to St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri. The airplane was descending between flight level 210 and flight level 180 with the seatbelt light illuminated.  The flight attendants (FA) were completing cabin service, and the two FA's in the aft cabin fell, one experiencing a broken right foot and leg.  None of the passengers were injured and the airplane was not damaged. The airplane was on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Dallas Love Field (DAL).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.