# Accident 20030406005019A: Boeing 737924, TX, April 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 31.7499° N, 95.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7499&lon=-95.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71411, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-924 (registry code 13848A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-924) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737924
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,830 total, 4,050 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030406005019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CAPTAINS REPORT - LEVEL AT FL 230 DEVIATING AROUND WEATHER APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, ENCOUNTERED BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TURBULENCE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT K. HOLMAN INJURED IN AFT GALLEY. DIVERTED TO DFW FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT HOLMAN WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HEB HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED FEMUR. A TURBULENCE & OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE FLIGHT RESUMED.

## 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 FTW03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA121), Apr 6, 2003: Boeing 737-924 (N71411), Palestine, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence during cruise flight.

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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