Southwest B738 near Las Vegas on Oct 31st 2016, turbulence injures two cabin crew
Last Update: November 1, 2016 / 18:19:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1932
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8694E
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
The FAA reported two flight attendants received minor injuries when the aircraft encountered turbulence.
Metars:
KLAS 311756Z 18004KT 10SM FEW100 SCT250 19/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01940056 10194 20156 50004
KLAS 311656Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 18/06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830061
KLAS 311556Z 29004KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 17/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP138 ACC DSNT NE-E T01670061
KLAS 311456Z 26005KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 16/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP134 ACC DSNT NE-E T01560061 53015
KLAS 311356Z COR 21005KT 10SM FEW250 16/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01560056
KLAS 311356Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A2995
KLAS 311256Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01610056
KLAS 311156Z 21010KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01670056 10211 20167 58002
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1932
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8694E
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
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