# Accident 19951125039519A: Boeing 737522, Portland, OR, November 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1995, 15:23 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 45.5805° N, 122.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5805&lon=-122.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953UA-2005-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737522
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,430 total, 527 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125039519A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT. ATTENDANT INJURED. SEAT SIGN ON ATTENDANTS WARNED.

## 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 SEA96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA026), Nov 25, 1995: Boeing 737-522 (N953UA), Portland, OR, no damage. Probable cause: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST MODERATE HIGH LEVEL WINDSHEAR AND TURBULENCE AS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES DURING DESCENT.

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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