# Accident 19920514015949A: Boeing 737200, Palacios, TX, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 20:50 local time
- Place: Palacios, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 28.7109° N, 96.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7109&lon=-96.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67SW-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 113
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,155 total, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514015949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED JOLTING TURBULENCE AS AIRCRAFT ENTERED UNSEEN CLOUD AT NIGHT DURING DESCENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA142), May 15, 1992: Boeing 737-200 (N67SW), Palacios, TX, no damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH MODERATE TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N67SW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840915059079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915059079I), Sep 15, 1984: Boeing 727200 (N67SW), Eagle Lake, TX, Minor damage. Two passengers injured when flight encountered severe turbulence. One passenger did not have belt fastened.
- [Incident 19820221010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221010079I), Feb 21, 1982: Boeing 737200 (N67SW), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Cleared for takeoff, aircraft passed other aircraft. Wings touched but crew did not note. Continued to takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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