Boeing 737 N4518W
30 May 1978 · Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1978 at about 15:55 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N4518W, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. 98 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N4518W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Denver, Co → Casper, Wy
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0005
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FCST MOD TO SEVERE TURBC.F/A'S MAKING DRINKS FORCOCKPIT CREW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1978 | Boeing 737 | Elmira, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1978 | Boeing 737 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1978 | Boeing 737 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Boeing 737 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1979 | Boeing 737 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1979 | Boeing 737 | Fresno, California, United States | Air California | Minor injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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