# Accident 20001113041889A: Boeing 737790, Anchorage, AK, November 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 61.1097° N, 149.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1097&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N611AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-790 (registry code 13844CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737790
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001113041889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ASAA FLT 135 WAS ON DESCENT TO THE ANC INT'L AIRPORT. THE CAPT NOTIFIED THE CABIN CREW TO PICK UP THE SERVICE ITEMS EARLY AND BUCKLE UP ON DESCENT AS THERE WERE REPORTS OF TURBULENCE IN THE ANC AREA. THE "C" FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVA^ HAD JUST COMPLETED ALL HER DUTIES AND HAD JUST SAT DOWN AND FASTENED HER SEAT BELT. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT NOT ALL OF THE LOCKS WERE FASTENED HOLDING A SERVICE CART. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SMOOTH FLT CONDITIONS SO SHE DECIDED TO UNFASTEN HER BELT TO SECURE THE LATCHS. AT THAT MOMENT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE CEILING AND SHE LANDED ON HER ANKLE. AS A RESULT HER ANKLE WAS BROKEN IN THREE PLACES.

## 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 ANC01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA018), Nov 13, 2000: Boeing 737-790 (N611AS), Anchorage, AK, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence.

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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