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.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
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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