Boeing 737 N950NN

Summary

On 11 September 2018 at about 04:00 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N950NN, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 3 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

11 September 2018 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (PHX)

Coordinates

33.4406, -111.8356

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N950NN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA18CA289

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertent encounter with wake turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 10, 2018, at 9:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST), American Airlines flight 2197, a Boeing 737-800, N950NN, encountered wake turbulence while descending through 3,100 feet on approach to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), Phoenix, Arizona. A flight attendant was securing items in the galley and was seriously injured as a result of the turbulence. There were no injuries to the other passengers or crew, and the airplane was not damaged. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Seattle, Washington, to KPHX. According to the flight crew, the seat belt sign was on, and the "prepare for landing" announcement was made to the flight attendants.  The airplane was approximately three miles behind a narrow body Airbus, in landing configuration when the turbulence occurred.  After landing, the flight crew were notified that one of the flight attendants had been injured.  Paramedics met the flight at the gate and the flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a broken left rib. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.