# Accident 19990902044609A: Boeing 737322, San Francisco, CA, September 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1999, 14:14 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371UA-2011-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990902044609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UAL 2036, B737-322, LAX-SFO, ENCOUNTERED AIR TURBULENCE OVER SAN NARCUS VORTAC (RZS) AT FL270 AT 021406PDT. LANDED SFO AT 1443PDT. MINOR INTERIOR DAMAGE. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FRACTURED HER ELBOW AND WRIST, ALL OTHERS HAVE MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA291), Sep 2, 1999: Boeing 737-322 (N371UA), Santa Barbara, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight's encounter with wake vortices from a preceding heavy aircraft.

## Other reports on N371UA (3)

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

- [Accident 19960606045451A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606045451A), Jun 6, 1996: Boeing 737322 (N371UA), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. On pushback via tug tail collided with a 767 N335AA that was already on taxiway. No wing walkers per city agreement
- [Incident 19900214047439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214047439I), Feb 14, 1990: Boeing 737322 (N371UA), Chicago, IL. Passenger was alleged to have been smoking in the lavatory. Was arrested upon landing in Chicago.
- [Incident 19891022059179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022059179I), Oct 22, 1989: Boeing 737322 (N371UA), Burbank, CA. Leading edge slat problem. Emergency landing. Replaced accessory unit for slat.

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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