Boeing 737 N7816B

Summary

On 15 October 2018 at about 17:10 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N7816B, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Albany, New York, United States. 143 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

15 October 2018 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, New York, United States

Coordinates

40.7099, -73.9506

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N7816B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Manchester

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA19CA207

1 person was seriously injured.

an encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 15, 2018, about 1310 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines flight 2437, a Boeing 737-7L9, N7816B, encountered turbulence while descending through about FL280. As a result of the turbulence, one flight attendant received serious injuries.  The remaining passengers and crew were not injured, and the airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW), Chicago, Illinois, to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT), Manchester, New Hampshire. The flight crew stated that prior to encountering turbulence the seat belt sign had been illuminated, and the flight attendants had been asked to be seated since turbulence was anticipated. The flight crew stated that upon entering a “benign-looking” cloud formation the airplane encountered continuous moderate to heavy turbulence for about 20 to 30 seconds. The flight attendants (FA) stated that soon after receiving the call to be seated, the flight encountered turbulence and the FA in the aft galley was thrown against the door and cabinets, and then onto the floor, injuring her right foot. After landing the FA was transported to a local hospital and diagnosed with a broken right foot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.