# Accident 20120320006269A: Boeing 737-7H4, Laverne, OK, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Laverne, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.7005° N, 99.8892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7005&lon=-99.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247WN) (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
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,767 total, 13,767 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320006269A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR LAVERNE, OK THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED THREE MODERATE TURBULENCE JOLTS (O51 AND KWWR APPEAR TO BE CLOSE TO THE TURBULENCE LOCATION RECORDED BY ACARS).  DURING THE TURBULENCE, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT GALLEY WAS INJURED WHILE TRYING TO GET SEATED AND STRAPPED INTO THE JUMPSEAT.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM ALL REQUIRED SAFETY DUTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT BUT REPORTED SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN HER BACK AND SIDE. UPON ARRIVAL IN PHX, THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BUT WAS SEEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR.  ON 3/22/12, THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED THE COMPANY THAT SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RIB FRACTURE.

## 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 WPR12LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA144), Mar 20, 2012: Boeing 737-7H4 (N247WN), Laverne, OK, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with severe 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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