# Accident 20000111006349A: Boeing 7572G7, Las Vegas, NV, January 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2000, 21:51 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N909AW-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-2G7 (registry code 1384963, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2g7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7572G7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111006349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 350 IN THE VICINITY OF ALAMOSA, CO. THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED REPORTS FROM ATC OF LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP IN THEIR FLIGHT PATH. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND A PA ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FOR PASSENGERS TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS, REMAIN SEATED WITH SEAT BELTS FASTENED, AND FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO SECURE THE CABIN. AFTER THE CABIN WAS SECURED AND BEFORE 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULD BE SEATED, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE, FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL SECONDS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND WERE INJURED WHEN THEY FELL ON ARMRESTS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED SEVERAL CRACKED OR BROKEN RIBS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 LAX00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA072), Jan 12, 2000: Boeing 757-2G7 (N909AW), Las Vegas, NV, no damage. Probable cause: Encounter with Clear Air Turbulence. Poor communication between the captain and flight attendants as to the urgency for the flight attendants to take their seats was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N909AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19940601023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940601023119I), Jun 1, 1994: Boeing 757225 (N909AW), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Fire warning right engine. Shut down. Used fire bottles. Engine fuel nozzle loose. Leaked fuel. Cowl wiring damaged.

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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