# Incident 19980319010899I: Boeing 737500, Birmingham, AL, March 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1998, 19:10 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514SW-2016-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-5H4 (registry code 138449D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-5h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737500
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319010899I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20010702018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702018369I), Jul 2, 2001: Boeing 737500 (N514SW), Omaha, NE. (-23) Swaa flight 1594 was enroute las vegas, NV, to Omaha, NE, at FL370 when the aircraft lost pressurization. The crew began an emergency descent and leveled…
- [Incident 19990923027119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923027119I), Sep 23, 1999: Boeing 737500 (N514SW), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On 9/23/99, swaa, B-737-500, N514SW, departed st. louis international airport (stl) and declared an emergency for landing at mci, due to fire indication…

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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