What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This is a FAA final report and is now considered closed. NTSB report will remain open until 12/1/2012 iaw NTSB policy of one year from date of occurrence. On 12/1/2011 southwest airlines (swa) flight 1489, B-737, declared an emergency due to TW0 flight attendants sustaining injuries after experiencing severe turbulence 65 miles north of fresno, CA at 30000 ft near Mammoth Lakes, CA. The aircraft landed at oakland international airport (koak), where both flight attendants were transported to a local hospital. One flight attendant was released from hospital with minor injuries. The other flight attendant sustained compression fracture of the vertebrae.
As the FAA filed it
THIS IS A FAA FINAL REPORT AND IS NOW CONSIDERED CLOSED. NTSB REPORT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 12/1/2012 IAW NTSB POLICY OF ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF OCCURRENCE. ON 12/1/2011 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (SWA) FLIGHT 1489, B-737, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO TW0 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINING INJURIES AFTER EXPERIENCING SEVERE TURBULENCE 65 MILES NORTH OF FRESNO, CA AT 30000 FT NEAR MAMMOTH LAKES, CA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOAK), WHERE BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF THE VERTEBRAE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.