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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-8 · Houston, TX · April 13, 2026

Date
April 13, 2026 · 22:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N17317
Reported as
Boeing 737-8
Reported engine
CFM International LEAP-1B28 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At FL330, the aircraft encountered severe turbulance and experienced a 2000 foot altitude gain. No crew injuries reported. During descent two passengers reported injuries. After arrival at gate, EMS met aircraft, and both passengers were able to walk off aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AT FL330, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULANCE AND EXPERIENCED A 2000 FOOT ALTITUDE GAIN. NO CREW INJURIES REPORTED. DURING DESCENT TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED INJURIES.AFTER ARRIVAL AT GATE, EMS MET AIRCRAFT, AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO WALK OFF AIRCRAFT.