# Accident 19961119047639A: Boeing 737522, Lasvegas, NV, November 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1996, 17:12 local time
- Place: Lasvegas, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916UA-2006-05-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961119047639A

## Narrative

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

(-16) NONE OF THE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES WERE INVOLVED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE, 3 BROKEN TOES, LACERATION TO NECK (12 STITCHES) AND NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES IN MODERATE TURBULENCE 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEATTY, NV, VORTAC AT FL290.

## 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 LAX97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA051), Nov 20, 1996: Boeing 737-500 (N916UA), Bishop, CA, no damage. Probable cause: a clear air turbulence encounter.

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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