Boeing 737 N16703

Summary

On 25 May 1999 at about 20:30 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N16703 was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 77 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 1999 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N16703

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mexico City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA122

1 person was seriously injured.

In flight encounter with turbulence which caused a flight attendant to fall and break two bones in his right leg.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While descending through 10,000 feet mean sea level, and traveling in and out of cumulus clouds, the airplane encountered 'lite' turbulence. With the fasten seatbelt sign on, the airplane experienced an 'abrupt' vertical jolt. 'Shortly after', a flight attendant called from the aft galley, and advised the flight crew that a flight attendant was injured during the encounter. A doctor onboard the flight advised the crew that the flight attendant 'probably' broke his ankle. The flight attendant was placed in a passenger seat, and ice was applied to the injury. The captain instructed a dead heading flight attendant to assume the injured flight attendants duties, and requested priority from approach control because of a medical emergency. After landing, the injured flight attendant was removed, and transported to a local hospital for x-rays. Examination of the flight attendant right leg revealed two fractures, one on his tibia and one on his fibula.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.