United B738 at Denver on Dec 10th 2016, turbulence injures 2 flight attendants
Last Update: December 12, 2016 / 21:39:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-466
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N38257
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
The FAA reported the aircraft experienced turbulence causing "unknown" injuries to two flight attendants while on final approach to Denver.
Metars:
KDEN 101553Z 09003KT 10SM FEW100 SCT150 BKN200 M01/M04 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP129 T10061044
KDEN 101453Z 21006KT 10SM FEW100 BKN200 M05/M08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP134 T10501078 58022
KDEN 101353Z 15009KT 7SM SCT200 M07/M09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP150 T10721089
KDEN 101253Z 26005KT 5SM BR SCT200 M08/M10 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP169 T10781100
KDEN 101153Z 20003KT 5SM BR SCT200 M08/M10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP172 T10831100 11044 21094 58013
KDEN 101053Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW200 M09/M11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP179 T10891111
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-466
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N38257
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
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