Boeing 737-7H4 N254WN

Summary

On 5 July 2020 at about 20:00 local time, a Boeing 737-7H4 registered N254WN, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 5 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.

Date

5 July 2020 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.4294, -81.3090

Aircraft

Boeing 737-7H4

Registration

N254WN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Montego Bay → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA22LA001

1 person was seriously injured.

An encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A flight attendant, who was standing in the aft galley while securing the cabin, was injured when the flight encountered turbulence during descent. According to the flight crew, there was a significant area of weather over the Florida peninsula, so they directed the flight attendants to secure the cabin early and take their seats for the remainder of the flight. While they were securing the cabin, the flight encountered an area of moderate convective turbulence lasting about 30 seconds. When the turbulence was encountered, the “B” position flight attendant was seriously injured after being thrown down and striking the aft galley floor hard. The captain was not told of any injuries at the time of the event. The flight attendant was later diagnosed with a compression fracture of the L1 vertebra spine along with other back injuries including disc herniation and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar sprain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.