Accident · 2000-01-11

NTSB case LAX00LA072 · Boeing 757-2G7 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-01-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 757-2G7 (N909AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Encounter with Clear Air Turbulence. Poor communication between the captain and flight attendants as to the urgency for the flight attendants to take their seats was a contributing factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA072

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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