Plane Crash List

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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