# NTSB FTW83LA033: Boeing 737-200, N55SW, Austin, TX, November 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 2, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Austin, TX
- Coordinates: 30.259271, -97.740562 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2593&lon=-97.7406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69856/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA033

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, climb - to cruise
  - weather condition - turbulence in clouds (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT PENETRATED THE TOP OF A CUMULUS CLOUD WHILE CLIMBING FROM 18000 TO 20000 FEET. A SHARP JOLT WAS FELT AND TURBULENCE CONTINUED FOR 3-4 SECONDS. A STEWARDESS FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55SW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55SW-2000-07-12), registration cancelled 2000-07-12, S/N 21593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-200
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-2H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (registry code 138448C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21693
- Engines: P&W JT8D-9 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: S.W. Airlines Inc.
- Registered owner: S.W. Airlines Inc.
- Departed: SAT, SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Destination: DAL, DALLAS, TX
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft broken

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821102070079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821102070079A), Nov 2, 1982: Boeing 7372H4, San Antonio, TX. As aircraft was flying through turbulence flight attendant was thrown to floor and suffered a broken leg.

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.

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