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FAA accident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Omaha, NE · September 16, 2006

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Date
September 16, 2006 · 19:30 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Aircraft
N793SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06LA223
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,800 total
N793SARegistration cancelled May 5, 2025 · Boeing 737-7H4S/N 27888 · Built 2001Airframe modelBoeing 737-7H4Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Enroute from las to alb, aircraft encountered moderate turbulence 70 miles north of oma at 37,000 feet. At that time, swa flight 2877 responded to a TCAS alert. The captain instructed all passengers and flight attendants to return to their seats and fasten their seatbelts. Before this could be accomplished, two flight attendants were injured. One suffered a severely broken ankle and facial lacerations. A second f/a received a minor head injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE FROM LAS TO ALB, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE 70 MILES NORTH OF OMA AT 37,000 FEET. AT THAT TIME, SWA FLIGHT 2877 RESPONDED TO A TCAS ALERT. THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED ALL PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS AND FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS. BEFORE THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. ONE SUFFERED A SEVERELY BROKEN ANKLE AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. A SECOND F/A RECEIVED A MINOR HEAD INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC06LA223Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHastings, NEThe airplane's in flight encounter with thunderstorm related turbulence.Sep 17, 2006 · No damage

Other reports on N793SA · 1

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

Incident 20050831023129IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tampa, FL(-23) Southwest airlines flt. #394, a B-737-HR, registration N793SA, left the tpa ramp for a departure to phx on r/w 18R. Soutwest airlines flt. #96, a B-737-3H4, registration N339SW was holding in the number one spot for take-off to bwi, at the entry to r/w…Aug 31, 2005 · Minor damage