# Accident 20060916018879A: Boeing 7377H4, Omaha, NE, September 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2006, 19:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 40.5861° N, 98.3883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5861&lon=-98.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793SA-2025-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060916018879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC06LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA223), Sep 17, 2006: Boeing 737-700 (N793SA), Hastings, NE, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's in flight encounter with thunderstorm related turbulence.

## Other reports on N793SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20050831023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831023129I), Aug 31, 2005: Boeing 7377H4 (N793SA), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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