Pilot Debrief

BOEING 737 7H4 near St Louis, MO — 2015-11-29

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Date
2015-11-29
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Airport
KSTL
Aircraft
BOEING 737 7H4
Registration
N467WN
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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).

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • FDR / data
  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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