# Accident 19961222040129A: Boeing 7374Q8, Yakutat, AK, December 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1996, 19:12 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 59.5092° N, 139.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5092&lon=-139.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N775AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775AS-2009-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-4Q8 (registry code 138447Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4q8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7374Q8
- Reported engine: GE CFM562
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,576 total, 1,037 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222040129A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CAT AT FL350. 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SERIOUSLY 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 ANC97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA015), Dec 22, 1996: Boeing 737-400 (N775AS), Yakutat, AK, no damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encounter with unforecast severe clear air turbulence.

## Other reports on N775AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19990627016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627016149I), Jun 27, 1999: Boeing 7374Q8 (N775AS), Palm Springs, CA. L/e flap indicator light illuminated. Discrepancy was m.e.l. I.a.w. 27-4 Alaska m.g.l., placard #R77470. Aircraft schedule to stop in san francisco for repair…

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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