# Accident 20160314003289A: Boeing 737-724, March 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2016, 22:04 local time
- Airport: New Orleans
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.6867° N, 94.0381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6867&lon=-94.0381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23708, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-724
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 128
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160314003289A

## Narrative

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

UNTIED FLIGHT 898 IAH TO MSY REPORTED TO ATC MODERATE TURBULENCE OVER LAKE CHARLES, LA AT FL270. THE WEATHER WAS A TOP A CLOUD LAYER MOSTLY CLEAR.  A SHORT TIME LATER  THE FLIGHT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT STANDING IN THE AFT GALLEY CUT HER HEAD AND SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AS A RESULT OF THE TURBULENCE. SHE RECEIVED ATTENTION FROM A NURSE ON BOARD, WHO RECOMMENDED THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT REMAIN IN THE GALLEY. A DEAD HEADING FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAT IN THE JUMP SEAT FOR LANDING SO FLIGHT MAINTAINED MINIMUM FLIGHT ATTENDANT REQUIREMENT. PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTED INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN NTSB ACCIDENT REPORT NUMBER.

## 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 DCA16CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA181), Mar 15, 2016: Boeing 737 724 (N23708), Port Arthur, TX, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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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