Westjet B738 near Salt Lake City on Nov 13th 2015, turbulence injures 3
Last Update: November 16, 2015 / 23:22:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1402
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GWSX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The FAA reported two flight attendants and a passenger received unknown injuries when the aircraft encountered turbulence near Salt Lake City.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-FYBK continued the flight to Phoenix reaching Phoenix with a delay of 6:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Calgary departing Salt Lake City about 6 hours after landing and resumed service about 12 hours after landing in Salt Lake City.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1402
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GWSX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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