# Accident 20070425008189A: Boeing 7373H4, Baltimore, MD, April 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2007
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 38.4547° N, 77.0497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4547&lon=-77.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648SW-2024-11-07) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070425008189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORT DESCRIPTION: FLIGHT ATTENDANT B WAS SECURING AFT GALLEY WHEN AIRCRAFT DROPPED. SHE CAME DOWN ON HER LEFT ANKLE AND FELT A POP. PASSENGERS ASSISTED HER TO A ROW OF SEATS. DEADHEADING FLIGHT ATTENDANT TOOK OVER FLIGHT ATTENDANT B'S DUTIES AND SAT IN JUMPSEAT FOR LANDING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT B WENT TO HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS. FOOT WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. SURGERY WAS DONE ON MAY 1ST, 2007 IN WHICH A METAL PLATE AND SIX PINS WERE PUT IN HER ANKLE IN ORDER FOR THE BONES TO FUSE CORRECTLY. SHE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL MAY 2, 2007. FLIGHT ATTENDANT WILL BE IN RECOVERY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE NEXT EIGHT TO 12 WEEKS.

## 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 NYC07LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA105), Apr 25, 2007: Boeing 737-300 (N648SW), La Plata, MD, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence and the flight crew's failure to advise the cabin crew about potential forecast turbulence, as reported by the flight attendant.

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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