Skywest E120 near Los Angeles on Dec 6th 2012, turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: December 11, 2012 / 00:02:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5355
Departure
Santa Barbara, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N299SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
The FAA reported the flight attendant received unknown injuries.
Metars:
KLAX 070353Z 00000KT 6SM BR FEW009 16/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01560139
KLAX 070347Z 26003KT 6SM BR FEW009 16/14 A2992 RMK AO2
KLAX 070253Z 25003KT 7SM FEW010 16/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01560133 53007
KLAX 070153Z 27006KT 6SM BR SCT010 16/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01560133
KLAX 070053Z 27008KT 5SM HZ FEW010 16/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01610133
KLAX 062353Z 25007KT 4SM HZ CLR 17/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01670133 10200 20167 56009
KLAX 062253Z 26010KT 5SM HZ CLR 17/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01720133
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5355
Departure
Santa Barbara, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N299SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
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