Boeing 757-2G7 N909AW
12 January 2000 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 January 2000 at about 05:51 local time, a Boeing 757-2G7 registered N909AW was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 44 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0800, -115.1408
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-2G7
- Registration
- N909AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA072
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Probable cause
Encounter with Clear Air Turbulence. Poor communication between the captain and flight attendants as to the urgency for the flight attendants to take their seats was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
One flight attendant sustained serious injuries and another sustained minor injuries when the airplane encountered moderate to severe turbulence while in cruise flight at 35,000 feet. Approximately 2 hours from landing, the flight crew called the flight attendants to inform them that turbulence was expected (based on ATC ride reports) and to secure the cabin and galleys. The flight crew said the airplane had been slowed to 0.78 Mach when turbulence was encountered. One flight attendant, now in seat 34C, did not fasten her seatbelt immediately. She was lifted into the air during the encounter. She hit the overhead compartment and fell on an armrest and then to the floor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2000 | Boeing 757-232 | San Salvador, El Salvador | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Boeing 757-200 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Greenland Air A/S | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Boeing 757-223 | Gulf of Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2000 | Boeing 757-2G7 | Dallas, Texas, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1999 | Boeing 757-222 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Boeing 757-200 | Arlington, Virginia, United States | American Airlines | Fatal | 64 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2000 | Cessna 185F | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Stinson 108-2 | Minden, Nevada, United States | William E. Yoder | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Dickenson AVID MAGNUM | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2000 | Bell 412 | Cold Springs, Nevada, United States | US Department of Interior | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Stevens STARDUSTER II AS300 | N. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2000 | Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105CBS-5 | Parumph, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |