Boeing 737-300 N397US
3 February 2000 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 February 2000 at about 13:00 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N397US was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 60 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Int'l Airport (BOS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-300
- Registration
- N397US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Washington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA097
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
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
While in cruise flight, the airplane encountered turbulence, and the flight attendants returned to their seats. The turbulence continued, and a cart began to break free. A flight attendant attempted to push the cart with her foot, and suffered a fracture.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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