# Accident 20040913023109A: Boeing 7373H4, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2004, 20:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601WN-2024-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040913023109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SOUTHWEST AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING A B-747 AIRCRAFT AT THE SAME ALTITUDE AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES IN TRAIL WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED WAKE-TURBULENCE FROM THE PROCEEDING AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT 35-40 DEGREES THIS CAUSED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE DOOR IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIB AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

## 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 LAX04LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA318), Sep 14, 2004: Boeing 737-3H4 (N601WN), Los Angeles, CA, no damage. Probable cause: the flight's encounter with the wake turbulence from a preceding heavy airplane while on approach.

## Other reports on N601WN (1)

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

- [Incident 19960121006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960121006869I), Jan 21, 1996: Boeing 7373H4 (N601WN), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: a collision occured between southwest flight 626 and a tour bus. Southwest was proceeding to gate C3 and was following the yellow lead in line to…

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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