From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft was descending out of 14,000 feet about 40 west of Birmingham, Alabama. The aircraft hit light to moderate turbulence for 5 to 7 seconds. One flight attendant in the rear of the aircraft was lifted off her feet and landed on her back. With help, the flight attendant was seated. The captain requested medical personnel to be available on landing at Birmingham, Alabama. The flight attendant was admitted to the hospital overnight for observation and was released the next day.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING OUT OF 14,000 FEET ABOUT 40 WEST OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT HIT LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF HER FEET AND LANDED ON HER BACK. WITH HELP, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SEATED. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO BE AVAILABLE ON LANDING AT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.
Other reports on N514SW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.