# Accident 20120223005039A: Boeing 737-7H4, Pawnee City, NE, February 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2012, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pawnee City, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 40.1689° N, 96.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1689&lon=-96.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24 series (registry code 13044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B24
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120223005039A

## Narrative

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

REVIEW OF FDR DATA,FLIGHT PLAN AND PILOT STATEMENT INDICATES THAT AIRCRAFT INCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR12LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA119), Feb 23, 2012: Boeing 737-7H4 (N915WN), Pawnee, NE, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with moderate turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a 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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