Accident · 1997-12-11

NTSB case LAX98LA057 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-12-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N329AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: WINGS WEST Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS WEST — Flag carrier (121), Commuter air carrier (135) Operator Does Business As: AMERICAN EAGLE

Probable cause

Seat belt not used. A related factor was the unforecasted severe air turbulence.

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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