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DCA16CA026

2015-11-29 · St Louis, Missouri, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KSTL

Current FAA registration · N467WN

Make / Model
BOEING 737-7H4
Year of manufacture
2004 · 11 years old at event
Engine
CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES (2200 hp)
Seats / Engines
143 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20040614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5B59D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

Factual narrative

On November 29, 2015, at 5:15pm central standard time, Southwest Airlines flight 145, a Boeing 737-700, N467WN, encountered severe turbulence on descent to St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri. The airplane was descending between flight level 210 and flight level 180 with the seatbelt light illuminated. The flight attendants (FA) were completing cabin service, and the two FA's in the aft cabin fell, one experiencing a broken right foot and leg. None of the passengers were injured and the airplane was not damaged. The airplane was on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Dallas Love Field (DAL). On November 29, 2015, at 5:15pm central standard time, Southwest Airlines flight 145, a Boeing 737-700, N467WN, encountered severe turbulence on descent to St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri. The airplane was descending between flight level 210 and flight level 180 with the seatbelt light illuminated.  The flight attendants (FA) were completing cabin service, and the two FA's in the aft cabin fell, one experiencing a broken right foot and leg.  None of the passengers were injured and the airplane was not damaged. The airplane was on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Dallas Love Field (DAL). Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Turbulence-Clear air turbulence-Effect on personnel - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2015_DCA16CA026.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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