Boeing 737-700 N727SW
29 April 2005 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 April 2005 at about 12:31 local time, a Boeing 737-700 registered N727SW, operated by Southwest Airlines Company, was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 20 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.
The record
- Date
- at 12:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3672, -91.2022
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-700
- Registration
- N727SW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines Company
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → St. Louis
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05LA112
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Probable cause
An encounter with moderate turbulence during cruise flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During cruise flight at FL410, the scheduled domestic passenger flight encountered moderate turbulence. The passengers were seated and the fasten seatbelt sign was illuminated. The flight attendants were instructed to take their seats "if it gets bumpy." During the turbulence encounter, a flight attendant was injured by a beverage cart. The flight continued to its intended destination and landed uneventfully.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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