# Incident 19991118045279I: Boeing 7377H4, Alamosa, CO, November 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728SW-2024-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991118045279I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FLIGHT WAS LEVEL AT FL280, AN ALTITUDE RECOMMENDED BY ATC DUE TO TURBULENCE AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE, THROWING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO THE CEILING AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO 10 SEAT AND BELTED PASSENGERS.  SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.

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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