Southwest B737 near Boston on May 16th 2016, turbulence injures four
Last Update: May 17, 2016 / 14:16:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-147
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N920WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airline reported the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing minor injuries to two flight attendants and two passengers. The flight attendants were taken to a hospital, the two passengers were treated at the airport.
The FAA reported two persons received possibly serious injuries, two received unknown injuries when the aircraft encountered turbulence.
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N490WN reached Chicago with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-147
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N920WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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